We know that the first years of life are crucial to the development of children. We also know that, without the right supports in place, disadvantage in early life can have a profound impact on a ...

Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo’s "The Tiny Things Are Heavier" is a reflection on young adulthood, migration, cultural ...

University of Delaware Assistant Professor Eric Layland demonstrates why mental health support is critical for Black, Latinx ...

By age 30, those early assessments accounted for about 13% of the variance in adult cognitive scores, with environment in the ...

Do you think children today will have a better, worse, or roughly the same life to you?” was a question posed by the Gallup Organisation in 2022 in 64 countries. Globally, only 44% of the adult ...

Early growth patterns in the first two years of life can significantly influence pubertal growth and adult height, but appear to have minimal impact on the timing of puberty, according to findings ...

The role of nutrition. Proper nutrition during early development proves crucial for optimal brain growth. Essential nutrients, particularly omega-3 fatty acids, iron, and protein, support neural ...

During the evaluation of those with a persistent high BMI, defined as “normal BMI at an early age, increased in childhood and persistently increasing in later follow-up,” vs. those with stable ...

Early-life cholesterol could affect a person’s cardiovascular risk in adulthood, a new study has found. Image credit: Rawpixel/Getty Images. This article originally appeared on Medical News Today ...

Primary prevention by targeting the development of obesity and fat deposition in early and mid-adulthood is key to reducing the risk of cardiac damage later in life.

Researchers have built the first-ever molecular atlas of the human brain vasculature at single-cell resolution, spanning from early development to adulthood and through disease stages such as ...

Percentage of endorsement of defining characteristics of adulthood. Credit: Journal of Adult Development (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10804-024-09477-8 ...