Babies exposed to high amounts of air pollution in the womb show slower signs of development at 18 months than those exposed ...

A KCL study has found that exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy delayed speech development ...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may affect baby development, according to new research from King’s College London ...

The sounds babies make in their first year of life may be less random and more self-driven than previously believed, according to new research. The sounds babies make in their first year of life may ...

Babies exposed to high amounts of air pollution in the womb show slower signs of development at 18 months than those exposed ...

What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

As most parents of small children will reluctantly admit, nothing can occupy a child quite like television. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence suggests that using the boob tube as a babysitter has ...

Confronted with a baby—or puppy—most adults can’t stop themselves from dissolving into baby talk: “WHO’S the cutest? It’s YOU! YES it IS!” We slow down, increase our pitch by nearly an octave, and ...

Having a television in earshot is enough to significantly reduce an infant's exposure to the spoken words of parents and other adults, and to reduce an infant's own vocalizations and verbal exchanges, ...

Researchers at Stanford University played voice recordings of preemies’ mothers reading stories to them to find out whether it affected how their brains developed. The team observed changes in the ...

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Language and conversation is our lifeblood. And that’s even true, scientists say, if one of the “speakers” may not have fully developed language skills. Led by Dr. Betty Vohr, a professor of ...