Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have discovered a potential "pause button" in the earliest stages of human development. Whether humans can…

The debate over when consciousness arises has been revitalised by new tests of awareness in infants – raising the possibility that it emerges just before birth

Exposure to negative income shocks can significantly increase the risk of various
forms of malnutrition during childhood, with critical windows of vulnerability that
vary based on the timing of economic instability and the specific type of malnutrition.
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Nature Communications - Abilities to distinguish between prosocial and antisocial actions are crucial for sustaining cooperative systems. Here, the authors show that human newborns with just 5 days...

Owning a smartphone before age 13 is associated with poorer mind health and wellbeing in early adulthood, according to a global study of more than 100,000 young people.

Infants with consistently small or large head circumferences during their first year had three times the odds of an autism diagnosis, a new study finds. For those in the most extreme percentiles, the odds were up to ten times higher.

Researchers have created a detailed model of perinatal brain growth, revealing how white and gray matter trajectories shift during gestation. The study also identifies early sex-based differences in brain structure.

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Analyses conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos showed that the condition can be easily reversed through simple stimuli and strategies, reinforcing the need for programs aimed at this population.