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 ...

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

One hypothesis for how autism develops is excessive neuron production in the prenatal period, leading to a transient but significant increase in brain size in the first few years of life in about ...

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 ...

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

Disrupting maternal gut-immune axis perturbed immune networks in developing mouse brains, revealing potential mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

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

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

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry ...