A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

Antibiotics are powerful treatments that have saved countless lives over the course of decades. New findings from Scripps ...

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated. University of Cambridge neuroscientists released their research results on ...

The first 1,000 days have been proven to be crucial for a child’s earliest development. Caring for a child, however, does not ...

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Taking antidepressants such as Prozac during pregnancy can affect the child's brain development and potentially lead to them having mental health disorders later in life, a new study warns. AFP via ...

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 ...

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington Embryonic development, also known as embryogenesis, is a cornerstone in understanding the origins of life ...

Oxygen, essential to our existence, took nearly a billion years to appear in significant quantities on Earth, despite the presence of microorganisms capable of producing it. This delay in our planet's ...

More than one-third of children in kindergarten in British Columbia are struggling with core areas of development, including their cognitive development and physical well-being, representing the ...