Researchers explored the sequence of microbial colonization in the infant gut through age 4 and found distinct stages of development in the microbiome that were associated with early life exposures.

Developmental screening tools like the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3) help pediatricians and parents understand a child’s growth beyond general milestone charts. These validated tools break ...

The COVID-19 pandemic created conditions that threatened children’s healthy development. Scientists and physicians raised concerns early in the pandemic, pointing out that increased parental stress, ...