A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In a new study published today in Nature Neuroscience, researchers led by ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A team of researchers from Tohoku University, the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University has uncovered a novel molecular mechanism through which ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic stem cells develop into brain cells.

Explore how stressors during pregnancy influence foetal brain development and the impact on future neurodevelopmental disorders.

A new study in the journal Nature Mental Health explores how a mother’s positive state of mind during pregnancy affects the structure and function of the developing fetal brain by measuring these ...

NIH ends funding for fetal tissue from elective abortions. Scientists say critical research on HIV, cancer and brain ...

Explore the connection between neurodegeneration and cellular senescence in understanding brain structure and ageing.

Scientists denounced the move, arguing that fetal tissue is crucial for understanding human development and diseases.