We know that children need the basics — nutritious food, clean air, and safe places to learn and live. But to really thrive, ...

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, ...

Researchers have created a detailed map of chemical modifications to DNA that occur in the human brain from the earliest ...

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role against oxidative stress in neurons, independent of its role producing the ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas captures nearly every cell type, ...

Families with young children are yet again reeling after this week's Four Corners investigation into abuse in the early childhood sector.

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While brain clocks can be used to measure brain health (accelerated or delayed brain ageing), the biophysical models can ...

Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune ...

Sebastian Korda was tipped to be the next great American male player before injury intervened. Ion Alcoba Beitia / Getty Images Every conversation with American tennis player Sebastian Korda ...