Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By seamlessly tracking brain growth from the womb into early life, researchers uncover when key brain regions surge and how subtle sex differences emerge before birth. Study: ...

Researchers mapped early brain growth from mid-pregnancy to the first month after birth and found signs that sex-linked differences emerge surprisingly early.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that an immunosuppressive drug affects microglia, the resident immune ...

The human brain undergoes one of the most accelerated stages of development before and immediately after birth, but this ...

Untreated thyroid disorders in pregnancy can affect a baby's brain, growth and vision. Experts explain why early screening ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports provides a detailed model of how the human brain develops during the transition ...

Fat Cheese and Cream Intake Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Swedish Study A large long-term study from Sweden, published in ...

Brain scientists have long debated when, and how strongly, sex starts to shape the human brain. A growing body of imaging ...

Developmental electrophysiological adaptations and heat-sensitive proteins, such as TRPV3, in cortical excitatory neurons help maintain stable activity levels when brain temperature rises by 2–3°C ...

UCSF review is the largest to distill how stress affects all areas of a child’s health, starting in the womb through ...