Teens who start using cannabis show slower gains in memory, attention and thinking skills over time compared to non-users.

A new UC San Diego study strengthens the growing body of evidence that marijuana use impacts adolescent brain development.

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports observed that maternal heart rate variability (mHRV) at three months postpartum is associated with infant neurophysiology and maternal mental ...

Taking antidepressants such as Prozac during pregnancy can affect the child's brain development and potentially lead to them having mental health disorders later in life, a new study warns. AFP via ...

Development Studies is a dynamic, interdisciplinary field that investigates the complex processes shaping economic, political, social, and environmental transformation across diverse societies. It ...

This article presents early findings on the causal effects of a housing voucher on family stress, which plays an important role in children’s healthy development. Using the Housing and Children’s ...

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated. University of Cambridge neuroscientists released their research results on ...

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham are members of the large-scale long-term national HEALthy Brain and Child Development study consortium. Providing scientists around the world ...

A coverage with evidence development (CED) study demonstrated significant and clinically meaningful benefits in patients with migraine treated with remote electrical neuromodulation (REN). Health ...

IDS, in partnership with the University of Sussex, has today been ranked first in the world for Development Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, for the tenth consecutive year.