The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors. Although this type of tumor is usually not life-threatening, the ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature from the earliest embryonic and fetal stages until ...

Recent studies show that even infants as young as 10 months old can display basic forms of deceit. By the time they reach three years, almost all children engage in these playful fabrications. This ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to increase a key brain protein damaged in Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects thousands of children worldwide. Early studies in mice and ...

Gain hands-on experience studying how a single gene can affect brain development and contribute to disorders such as FOXG1 syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

New research reveals how constant headphone use prevents normal brain development in young people, leading to processing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research on the human brain shows that male and female brains develop differently due to early auditory experiences (photo credit: ...