New research shows a child’s home environment is closely linked to how their brain matures. A recent study associates parental acceptance with faster brain development, while exposure to household ...

AUSTIN, TX - March 19, 2026 - Published research in Molecular Psychiatry evaluating folinic acid supplementation in ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between ...

It is considered one of the most critical learning and development phases of a human being. In the initial years of life, the child’s brain grows and develops rapidly, and this is the time when the ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

“This marks a major milestone in our multi-site NIH-funded effort to better understand how factors during pregnancy influence neurodevelopment in infants and toddlers,” Newsom said. “The data release ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just as pediatricians use growth charts to monitor a child's height and weight, researchers have now created the first ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

BENGALURU: When a child or teenager shows persistent aggression, repeated rule-breaking or serious antisocial behaviour, people tend to reach for familiar explanations such as discord at home, poor ...

A specialized network responsible for washing away cellular waste in the brain might play a role in the development of ...

Researchers link glymphatic system (brain waste-clearance) dysfunction in childhood to the future development of psychosis and chemical imbalances.