Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

The Biofisika Institute (CSIC, EHU) and several Basque institutions are studying CTNNB1 syndrome, a rare disease linked to ...

Understanding how a healthy brain works can provide insight into how it fails, too. Scientists hope that studying organoids derived from humans with neurodevelopmental disorders — particularly ...

Heading into London TV Screenings and MIP London, James Townley discusses new series '100 Knives,' 'Football Island,' 'How Old Is Your Brain?,' 'Who's Guilty?,' 'Staying Alive,' and 'The Dinner.' ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. Because the condition is ...

Especially for twentysomethings, romantic love is shaped by a challenging tangle of anatomical development and learned experience.

The team of researchers led by Prof. Kristian Franze found that increasing tissue stiffness induces the expression of chemical signals that are typically absent in those regions. Semaphorin 3A is one ...

This rare speech motor disorder prevents effective speech planning, leaving some children persistently difficult to understand without specialist support.

Week 3 of pregnancy is a critical stage when the embryo begins to grow rapidly. During this week, cells divide at an astonishing rate, laying the foundation for all future tissues and organs. This ...

Studying the shape of tissues and organs is critical to understanding how they are formed. Embryonic development happens in three dimensions, but many studies are limited by the use of two-dimensional ...

Organoids have helped create a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development. This work provides new insights ...

Stress during pregnancy may disrupt the maternal gut-immune system, altering foetal brain development and revealing sex-specific vulnerabilities linked to neurodevelopmental risk Previous research has ...