Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

Anticipating the conception of a child can be accompanied by a lot of uncertainty about how to plan for pregnancy and parenthood. But relatively few people are aware that the things they do months or ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

A child’s blood pressure may be influenced by exposure to air pollution before and shortly after birth, according to a new study from the NIH-funded Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report. Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited ...

The National Institutes of Health awarded New York City-based New York University more than $65 million over the next five years to study how environmental factors influence children’s health, ...

Policymaking that considers the unique developmental needs of young children, as well as their lived experiences and that of their families, can set the foundation for health and well-being throughout ...