BOSTON -- For the first time, a new study provides evidence that screen time in infancy can lead to behavioral problems in childhood. An international team of researchers, including here at Boston ...

Matching the sight and sound of speech — a face to a voice — in early infancy is an important foundation for later language development. This ability, known as intersensory processing, is an essential ...

Reassuring new evidence suggests that feeding children smooth peanut butter during infancy and early childhood can help reduce their risk of developing a peanut allergy even years later. “I was not ...

To assess whether patterns of dietary exposures at 9 months are associated with child diet and weight at 6 years. Infants with dietary patterns higher in fruit and vegetable intake at 9 months had ...

High birth weight and greater weight gain in infancy have been associated with increased risk of obesity as assessed using body mass index, but few studies have examined associations with direct ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study found a strong association between household food insecurity and signs of behavioral issues in infancy.

Exposure to antibiotics during a key developmental window in infancy can stunt growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and may boost risk of diabetes later in life, new research in mice ...