Parents today are paying closer attention to children's brain development, from nutrition to screen habits. A paediatrician ...

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 ...

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

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

Air pollution affects more than children's lungs. A paediatrician explains how toxic air can quietly interfere with brain development, attention and learning, and what families and schools can do to ...

A long-term study shows how screen time in babies may alter brain development and increase vulnerability to anxiety years ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

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

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you'll inevitably stumble across the line: "Your frontal lobe isn't ...