Scientists mapped human brain development in Down syndrome at a cellular level, discovering that stem cells "rush" to become ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report that early-life exposure to common environmental metals may ...

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human ...

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of evidence has shown that in ...

When probes are inserted into the brain for research or clinical purposes, the electrical activity of neurons is recorded. These signals can be used to understand how the brain performs certain ...

Teaching toddlers adaptive skills like social interaction and self-care can protect their brains from the effects of prenatal stress.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville neuroscientist Keerthi Krishnan studies how genes, especially MECP2, shape brain ...

Neuroscience reveals the brain is shaped through relationships—not in isolation—challenging individualistic psychiatry and ...

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as ...

In an excerpt from her new book, When Life Happens, Dr. Rachel Goldman walks you through how to change your internal ...