Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments.

The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences neurodevelopment. Jung-Hoon Kim and Catherine Limperopoulos, from Children's National ...

Human brain health research is moving beyond universal “norms” toward models that treat culture, language, environment, and structural conditions as central ...

A new U.S. autism research panel is examining potential causes of autism, sparking debate over science, policy, and the ...

As understanding of the gut microbiome continues to grow, attention is turning to its potential impact on brain development, ...

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Last May, Kennedy issued a 69-page report titled “Making Our Children Healthy Again,” in which he specifically called out ...

In Canada, glyphosate remains federally approved, but Quebec prohibits its use in forestry, and many municipalities restrict residential applications,' columnist says of herbicide ...

A research group at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro has advanced polylaminin, a laminin-based biomaterial, from ...

Extreme nighttime heat during early and late pregnancy is associated with a modest increase in autism risk, highlighting ...

Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that is characterized by psychosis, making it difficult for a person to tell what is real. It impacts about 1% of the Canadian population and is ...

More than 10,000 U.S. children included in America’s largest long-term study of brain development and child health ...