Early motor assessment is essential for supporting the early detection of neurodevelopmental problems and their therapeutic interventions. A Finnish research group at the BABA Center, Helsinki ...

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers estimated the impact of antenatal and postnatal maternal mental health on the motor developments of the newborn during the ...

Ixel Hernandez-Castro grew up next to a dairy farm near Fresno, California, where she remembers a plane would fly by on weekends and spray the fields surrounding her family home with pesticides. "They ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers developed a wearable suit with sensors and an AI-based algorithm to track gross motor milestones in ...

Early detection of motor development delays is essential for timely intervention. The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a widely used for assessing gross motor development. However, this tool has ...

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a global shift from face-to-face to digital healthcare, increasing demand for valid and reliable tools that can be administered remotely. The Alberta Infant Motor ...

“Gross motor skills are large movements, often using the whole body,” says health visitor Kerry Bennett. Some examples might ...

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Developmental Neuroscience and Neurogenetics Program, The Saban Research Institute, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, ...

Paige Thompson, a first year PhD student working with Dr. Laura Claxton in the Purdue Motor Development Lab, presented her work on bimanual motor interactions in infancy at the North American Society ...

It is now commonly accepted that the motor development of a young child is not independent of all other neurocognitive development. The strong innate drive of the child to move has emerged from a ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 5, 2022) Household pesticide use is associated with harmful impacts to infant motor development, according to a study published late last year in the journal Paediatric and ...

A Finnish research group at the BABA Center, Helsinki Children’s Hospital, has developed a novel wearable for infants for the reliable assessment of motor abilities during early development. The smart ...