Regular activity not only strengthens muscles but can bolster our bones, blood vessels, and immune system. MIT engineers have now found that exercise can also have benefits at the level of individual ...

When you think about pregnancy, you likely picture tiny kicks and stretches. It is so easy to feel the movements but forget that the cord is working quietly behind the scenes. From delivering oxygen ...

The immature brain is vulnerable to unique forms of brain injury, including white-matter injury, germinal matrix–intraventricular hemorrhage, and cerebellar hemorrhage. New insights from advanced ...

During development, many crucial genes help organisms form properly. One of those genes is myogenic determination gene number 1 (MyoD), which can exert a powerful influence as a “genome organizer." It ...

The constant daily challenge that parents face is to make sure that their kids eat properly. As a result of school, playtime, and the hectic family routine, mealtime is sometimes like a race.