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

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In a new study published today in Nature Neuroscience, researchers led by ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now linked to a ...

A team of researchers from Tohoku University, the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University has uncovered a novel molecular mechanism through which ...

A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother's gut during pregnancy supports healthy brain development in the fetus. A study in mice has found that the bacteria ...

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

NIH ends funding for fetal tissue from elective abortions. Scientists say critical research on HIV, cancer and brain ...

Scientists denounced the move, arguing that fetal tissue is crucial for understanding human development and diseases.

Explore the connection between neurodegeneration and cellular senescence in understanding brain structure and ageing.