Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

The 25 number became popular off the back of brain imaging studies from the late 1990s and early 2000s. These studies often tracked changes through childhood and adolescence and showed that the brain ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

The discovery could pave the way for new treatments, improved risk prediction, and earlier intervention for brain metastases.

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

Parents today are paying closer attention to children's brain development, from nutrition to screen habits. A paediatrician ...

When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Bindu Paul, an associate professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and neuroscience ...

A study reveals our brain development changes at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83.