A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

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

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

Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kori Street write. On Sept. 10, a public ...

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

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

Prolonged exposure to poor air quality, especially high PM2.5 levels, can cause lasting neurological damage, particularly in developing brains. Experts warn that exposure during pregnancy and early ...

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) --A new, wide-ranging review of existing scientific data released Tuesday is pointing to the possibility that dozens of commonly prescribed drugs could adversely affect brain development ...