A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

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

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

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

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

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular “traffic cops” known ...

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

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

I n the first year of life, human babies are wrinkled, fragile, and vulnerable to all kinds of stressors at home and in the ...