Your baby’s brain continues to develop in the coming weeks, endowing him with a remarkable range of involuntary movements like stretching, yawning, and sucking by the end of the first trimester and ...

A former Massachusetts police officer, who earlier pleaded not guilty to killing a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting ...

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

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A 2024 study by the University of Cambridge found that fasting could help protect against dementia and Parkinson’s disease ...

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The microbes that take hold in our bodies during early life have long-term effects on our brain health. Helen Thomson ...

A mum is urging parents to get their children tested after initially thinking her daughter’s symptoms were due to an allergic ...

By Katie Dukes, EdNC When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. David Hill, an allergist and physician, about a study he co-authored that found early exposure to peanuts resulted in fewer peanut allergies in children.

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Infants are generally expected to double their birth weight by five months and triple it by 12 months.