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

Groundbreaking neurocognition research is sharpening the scientific focus on a once little-understood process in early childhood: myelination. As studies reveal how this critical brain mechanism ...

When teenagers shift their sleep schedules between school days and weekends, the resulting mismatch can alter the physical ...

More than 10,000 U.S. children included in America’s largest long-term study of brain development and child health ...

There is strong evidence connecting cannabis use during pregnancy to harmful effects on a child’s brain development, including a higher risk of schizophrenia.

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

IRSF investment positions organization at the forefront of early-stage Rett research as genomic medicine reshapes rare ...

Pasca Lab specializes in growing three-dimensional organoid models from reprogrammed stem cells, which capture molecular changes during fetal brain-like development. Because the human brain cannot be ...

A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital assessed cognitive and communication abilities in children treated for the brain tumor ependymoma to understand the impact of treatment better.

One peer-reviewed paper generating buzz in the autism research community argues that a staggering number, more than half of ...