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

I n the first year of life, human babies are wrinkled, fragile, and vulnerable to all kinds of stressors at home and in the ...

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

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

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

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

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature from the earliest embryonic and fetal stages until ...

Your brain doesn't have to age on autopilot. New research shows we can slow—and potentially reverse—brain aging.

Everywhere you look, there is a great deal of fear about the possibility of developing dementia as you get older. A new study ...