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

The claim that the brain, and particularly the frontal lobe, finishes developing at 25 is far less solid than social media ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

A long-term study shows how screen time in babies may alter brain development and increase vulnerability to anxiety years ...

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 ...

Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body.