Throughout the day and night, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulses through small fluid-filled channels surrounding blood vessels in the brain, called perivascular spaces, to flush out neuroinflammation ...

A recent neuroimaging study found that regulatory problems in infancy (i.e., difficulties with sleeping, crying, and/or ...

Very fussy infants are more likely to have behavioral problems later on. April 21, 2011— -- "He would cry all the time. It was all about him. I couldn't shower, couldn't eat. I lost 15 pounds. I ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...

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 ...

Advanced technology now enables researchers to measure neonatal sleep patterns, sparking renewed interest in studying how sleep affects brain development. In a recent study published in Pediatric ...

A 12-month longitudinal study found that infants who are put to bed with a bottle at 2 months of age tended to display more sleep problems at 6 months of age. They needed a longer time to fall asleep, ...

Co-authored by Camila Alviar, Ph.D. and Miriam Lense, Ph.D. Infants all over the world become masters of the language their community speaks within the first 3 years of life, a surprisingly short time ...