A largely overlooked structure inside our cells may play a crucial role in how the brain forms, offering new insight into developmental disorders and potential therapies.

The brain’s memory center may begin life more like a crowded web than an empty canvas. Researchers discovered that early ...

Over the past few decades, neuroscientists and medical researchers worldwide have been trying to leverage available health ...

A new study from Austrian researchers suggests the brain begins life with an overly dense and disorganised network of ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

Only one has been shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive aging, by about two years. This is what the science says about ...

(Willie B. Thomas/DigitalVision/Getty Images) A long-term study of more than 11,000 children and teens has linked recreational cannabis use to slightly slower development of memory, attention, and ...

Experts outline how brain development, gut health, and sleep are biologically linked and shaped by early nutrition.

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth—a resource that resolves longstanding ...

By David Kirton SHENZHEN, April 30 (Reuters) - An American scientist convicted of lying to U.S. authorities about payments ...

The device could help address multiple neurological conditions if it proves successful. One early use could be delivering gentle electrical stimulation to damaged brain or spinal cord cells to ...