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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

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

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...

The ’50s parenting practices we now know were terrible for kids’ brains The 1950s promised perfect families with spotless ...

In our latest interview, News-Medical speaks with Rosanna Zhang from ACROBiosystems about utilizing organoids for disease ...