Pediatrics

Evidence is mounting that intestinal microbes exacerbate or perhaps even cause some of autism's symptoms

Prenatal brain development may get jumbled in key areas implicated in autism

Kids with autism may learn valuable social skills in drama-based therapies

The way kids learn causes them to generate more false memories than adults

A baby's brain prioritizes learning over forming lasting memories

His first big clue came when people started hemorrhaging after chewing gum. Lawrence Craven did tonsil and adenoid surgery in his office. And it usually went well.

The antibacterial compound triclosan may be common in pregnant women and infants

Animal studies find that a replacement compound for the estrogen-mimicking chemical bisphenol A may also be harmful to human health

When I was kid, I remember my dad scolding my brother and me when one of us decided to hold the other one upside-down. In that position, he reasoned, we could fall on our head.

Insights from embodied cognition

Some parents delay vaccines out of a misinformed belief that it’s safer, but that decision actually increases the risk of a seizure after vaccination and leaves children at risk for disease longer