By stimulating specific neurons in mouse brains, researchers demonstrate that memories from infancy are not lost, but merely difficult to access.

The results suggest the virus could severely alter brain development in infants infected after birth, but blocking a signaling protein early on might ease certain symptoms.

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

The incubator exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries publicized the care of premature babies.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the ways in which we develop a healthy relationship with the bugs in our bodies.

Scientist find that living near a hydraulic fracturing site for gas and oil extraction could have adverse effects on infant health. 

An oral mix of a pre- and probiotic can decrease deaths from the condition, according to the results of a large clinical trial conducted in rural India. 

One-third of babies who died of SIDS had higher-than-normal levels of the neurotransmitter in their blood serum, according to a study. 

Scientists provide evidence that blood-flow patterns in six-month-old babies’ brains can accurately predict cognitive and behavioral markers of autism spectrum disorder two years later.