When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

LONDON, United Kingdom, October 22, 2024 (EZ Newswire) -- The First C.C.Tan Foundation - China Feihe Brain Development Science Global Summit was convened to focus on human brain development in early ...

Researchers have built the first-ever molecular atlas of the human brain vasculature at single-cell resolution, spanning from early development to adulthood and through disease stages such as brain ...

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

In humans, the process of learning is driven by different groups of cells in the brain firing together. For instance, when the neurons associated with the process of recognizing a dog begin to fire in ...

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

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

The brain has five major structural phases during the human lifespan and doesn't reach adulthood until age 32, a new study suggests. Scientists determined that brain development is defined by four ...

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...