Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving ...

Huntington's disease is caused by an inherited genetic change that causes production of an altered protein. This leads to nerve damage in areas of the brain that control movement and thinking.

Our early years are among the most transformational for our health. From body to brain, perpetual, rapid and long-lasting change rewires and reprograms our biology. Much focus has recently been placed ...

From fetal stages through adolescence, the brain undergoes rapid, layered development—from basic motor skills to complex emotional regulation. Yet this very dynamism, coupled with children's physical ...