The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a study to review the state of scientific evidence in nutrition and toxicology of associations between seafood intake and ...

(CNN) — Potentially toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including fast-food wrappers, makeup and carpeting, are altering hormonal and metabolic pathways needed for human growth and development ...

Parents, often talk of child development as it pertains to intellectual growth. There are certain things parents can do to help give children the best possible opportunities for increased IQ and to ...

Chinese health experts are raising concerns about the growing interest among parents to use synthetic human growth hormones on their children. Local media outlets cited by The Epoch Times reported ...

A study conducted by the Maccabident Research Institute found that ongoing national security tensions led to significant changes in the dental and skeletal development of children and teens.

Coffee is a popular beverage among adults around the world. Although it is not generally advisable for children to drink coffee, there is no strong evidence that coffee can stunt growth. Coffee is one ...

The primary sign of growth hormone deficiency in children is short stature. Adults may have decreased muscle mass and increased body fat, as well as other problems such as heart disease and depression ...

Growth plates are areas of cartilage found at the ends of long bones. They play a role in the bone growth of children and teens. An injury to a growth plate can affect the development of a bone. While ...