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 ...

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 ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

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 ...

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

The discovery could pave the way for new treatments, improved risk prediction, and earlier intervention for brain metastases.