Outdoor play is very important for kids. It helps them grow strong and smart. Playing outside makes their bodies healthy. It ...

The answers should be universally known, said Beth MeLampy, who directs curriculum and staff training at Gretchen’s House, a network of locally owned early learning child care centers in Ann Arbor.

Preschool years are a period of rapid brain development. By the age of five, a child's brain is approximately 90 percent of its adult size, highlighting the importance of this developmental window in ...

Research from Michigan State University finds that microbes play an important role in shaping early brain development, specifically in a key brain region that controls stress, social behavior, and ...

Researchers have found that greenspace exposure is associated with widespread patterns of structural brain development during early adolescence, which in turn are associated with better academic and ...

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More than half of 23-year-olds in a European study show restrictive, emotional or uncontrolled eating behaviors, according to new research. Structural brain differences appear to play a role in the ...