The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

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

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

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

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

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 ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Everywhere you look, there is a great deal of fear about the possibility of developing dementia as you get older. A new study ...

Your brain doesn't have to age on autopilot. New research shows we can slow—and potentially reverse—brain aging.