New Dietary Guidelines Don't Include 1 Very Important Detail — And It Can Impact Kids' Brain Health

"This is challenging for families because they do not have a good, science-based reference to go to when they are unsure ...
American Council on Science and Health

Why Moms Matter: Loving Mothers Raise Healthy Children—Here's The Science

It's Mother’s Day! Here at ACSH, that means it's time to highlight how dedicated moms help mold their children into capable, ...
Neuroscience News

Early-Life Metal Exposure Linked to Adolescent Brain Health

Researchers used baby teeth to prove that environmental metal exposure during specific weeks of infancy predicts adolescent ...

I've been a neuroscientist for 20 years: I do 6 things to keep my brain strong and healthy—you don't need to 'optimize every minute'

Neuroscientist Alex Korb shares the daily routine that he swears by to keep his brain feeling its best.

Children with rare debilitating brain diseases suffer from mutations in a little-known protein complex

Thousands of times per year, a family's moment of joy turns to unexpected grief. A seemingly healthy infant stops smiling or ...
WFAE 90.7

Baby teeth hold clues to the harms of toxic metals for infants — and older kids

By analyzing layers in these teeth, scientists have pinpointed a critical window when baby brains are most vulnerable to ...

Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes, including a more extreme form

A study analyzing 1,154 children and adolescents breaks new ground in how to think about the growing diagnosis.