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

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

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, ...

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

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

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

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 ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

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 ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...