Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report that early-life exposure to common environmental metals may ...

The human brain is one of the most complex parts of the body. It controls how we think, feel, remember, and behave.

Researchers used baby teeth to prove that environmental metal exposure during specific weeks of infancy predicts adolescent ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. During pregnancy, the body goes through a remarkable transformation, so it should come as no surprise that the brain does ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

From conception to age two, a baby’s brain grows faster than at any other stage in life. In the womb, brain cells multiply rapidly, forming the connections that later control movement, thought, and ...

A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother's gut during pregnancy supports healthy brain development in the fetus. A study in mice has found that the bacteria ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Bioengineering researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft, thin, stretchable bioelectronic device that can be implanted into a ...