A largely overlooked structure inside our cells may play a crucial role in how the brain forms, offering new insight into developmental disorders and potential therapies.

The primary cilium acts as a specialized protein factory essential for brain development and linked to Filippi syndrome.

While some of us enjoy curling up with a good book, others prefer watching a series or playing video games. But from the ...

New programme designed to support health visitors share key information with families around brain development has been ...

The hippocampus follows a "tabula plena" model, starting with dense, random connections that are pruned into an efficient ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Teen cannabis use is linked to slower cognitive growth, especially memory, with THC as a likely contributor during key ...

They also zoomed in on a key enzyme called ACLY. Think of it as a middleman that helps convert glucose into a form cells can use to grow and divide. By disrupting this enzyme, researchers could see ...

For decades, scientists have sought to explain the so-called "Cambrian Explosion," a pivotal period over 500 million years ...