When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

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Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Canadian scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a noninvasive brain-monitoring technique could help medical ...

A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' ...

The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian ...

Largest U.S. study links teen cannabis use to slower cognitive development and reduced gains in memory and attention.

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Blood vessels are more than just pathways for oxygen and nutrients; they also host communicative processes that guide brain development and sustain its function. These vascular-neuronal interfaces are ...

Children continuously exposed to higher levels of naturally occurring radon gas in their homes may experience changes in how ...

Group picture from the kick-off meeting of EPIADAPT. Prof. Tomohisa Toda (third from right) and his project at MPZPM were selected for a funding. The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells ...

An 8-month-old infant with severe genetic epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to receive an experimental gene ...