Researchers unveiled a high-resolution “map” Wednesday of gene activity in a human foetus brain, which they said should lead to better understanding of developmental disorders such as autism. The ...

A study in mice has discovered that the presence of Bifidobacterium breve bacteria in the mother's gut during pregnancy promotes healthy brain development in the fetus. The fetal brain development of ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) --A new, wide-ranging review of existing scientific data released Tuesday is pointing to the possibility that dozens of commonly prescribed drugs could adversely affect brain development ...

A pregnant mouse whose gut bacteria have been wiped out gives birth to pups with measurably weaker nerve connections between ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “We need to study models with human cells if you want to understand neurodevelopmental disorders or neuropsychiatric disorders, but I can’t ask a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In recent years, organoids—self-assembling cells developed from stem cells—have provided scientists ways to investigate diseases and disorders in the ...