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

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

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

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

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 ...

Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular “traffic cops” known ...

A top brain expert reveals the specific dietary boundaries he sets at home to prevent neurological damage and foster peak ...

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

Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review ...

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

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