New research reveals that the immune molecule IL-17 can influence behavior by acting directly on specific regions of the brain.

When the truth came out in the 1990s, it horrified human rights organizations around the world. The total number of victims ...

The findings suggest that the human brain is neither completely pre-wired nor a blank slate, but rather a dynamic system.

The Moro reflex is a protective "primitive reflex" seen in healthy babies up to 6 months old. A baby's arms quickly extend away from the body with palms up and fingers splayed apart, and then retract ...

“Infants look at what they find interesting, and researchers have long leveraged this spontaneous behavior to derive information about memory functioning.” Once they collected the initial ...

However, pediatric infectious disease experts say there are special precautions hospitals and parents can take to make sure young infants are protected. Measles outbreak A Texas church school ...

That’s what researchers at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences theorize ... to influence the tiny sea creatures’ behavior. “Here we show for the first time that a small amount of ...

Several popular infant formulas contain potentially harmful levels of lead, arsenic, and other contaminants, according to a new investigation released Tuesday by Consumer Reports. While most formulas ...

It seems like a simple question, but an answer has eluded scientists. Though infants and toddlers aren’t yet able to give detailed verbal feedback, studying their behavior has begun to shed light on ...

Corrections & Clarifications: Consumer Reports incorrectly named the baby formula with the highest lead levels in its testing. That product was Enfamil's Nutramigen. Most infant formulas tested by ...

The new labor and delivery center replaces the hospital’s old one, which dates back to 1986 Women & Infants raised over $35 million for the center. It is named after Brown University ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will step up its testing for heavy metals in infant formula and review nutrients required in the products used to feed millions of babies, the agency and the ...