Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

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

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

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

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

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

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

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 maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...