Alterations to a protein involved in breathing may help explain some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, a study finds.

Members of the BabySeq Project discuss trial enrollment, preliminary findings.

Analyzing the gut microbiomes of children from birth through toddlerhood, researchers tie compositional changes to birth mode, infant diet, and antibiotic therapy.

Less than six months after a woman in Sweden gave birth to a healthy baby from a transplanted womb, doctors in Cleveland begin a clinical trial to test the procedure in 10 US women.

Sequencing cells from human fetal blood samples, researchers track the development of the adaptive immune system throughout gestation.   

Cells that temporarily restrain their immune systems give babies’ gut bacteria a chance to settle down. 

Both birds and children struggle to learn transitions between syllables, practicing them extensively as they learn to speak or sing.

A new study of brain activity patterns suggests that babies as young as 5 months old have the neural mechanisms to register that they’ve seen a face.
 

One year olds smile more and communicate better if they participate in interactive music classes with their parents.