BENGALURU: When a child or teenager shows persistent aggression, repeated rule-breaking or serious antisocial behaviour, ...

New research shows a child’s home environment is closely linked to how their brain matures. A recent study associates parental acceptance with faster brain development, while exposure to household ...

An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between subcritical dynamics, associated with excessive inhibition, and super-critical ...

The path to Viksit Bharat runs through India's anganwadis, schools, and households. The question is not whether India can afford to invest in child nutrition- it is whether it can afford not to.

In the case of a child with Down Syndrome, if therapy is started at a very early age, it has the potential to enhance the connections of the brain, thus improving the abilities of the child.

When it comes to a newborn's health, pregnancy is when one sets the stage. From your eating habits to your lifestyle, every choice affects the baby. In an interview, paediatrician shares exactly how ...

If your child is suddenly falling or showing unusual behaviours, it may indicate paediatric epilepsy. Find out what the signs are.  | Health ...

To lock children up and think that we can never change, I think, goes against what we as society should stand for when we say, ‘It takes a village’ or, ‘No child should be left behind,’” she said.

Despite the proven benefits of newborn hearing screening and early intervention, universal screening is not yet mandated in South Africa and is only available at a few public ...

It is considered one of the most critical learning and development phases of a human being. In the initial years of life, the child’s brain grows and develops rapidly, and this is the time when the ...

Mounting evidence backs sucrose as an analgesic for newborns — yet their experience of pain remains mysterious.

A late-maturing brain filter in the thalamus prunes noisy sensory inputs over time, helping adults ignore distractions and ...