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

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

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.

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Ortiz, R., et al. (2024) Evidence for the Association Between Adverse Childhood Family Environment, Child Abuse, and Caregiver Warmth and Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifespan: The Coronary Artery ...

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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 ...

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Some traits of ADHD that are usually associated with difficulties may also be reflective of a heightened capability to thrive ...

Social determinants of health, such as access to secure housing, family employment and economic stability, education, and child care, must be the focus of federal policies to support infant and ...