The human brain undergoes one of the most accelerated stages of development before and immediately after birth, but this ...

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports provides a detailed model of how the human brain develops during the transition ...

Firestein’s interest in autism research began long before she entered a laboratory. Raised in New York, she attended ...

A new study exploring how prenatal alcohol exposure affects both the development of babies and later in life behaviour reveals startling new insights. Here’s what you need to know.

Brain scientists have long debated when, and how strongly, sex starts to shape the human brain. A growing body of imaging ...

The revolutionary procedure at Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital reduces the risk of complications for moms ...

The proposal includes a monthly grant targeted at vulnerable pregnant women to improve maternal and child health, starting ...

For millions of us, applying a spritz of perfume is something we do without a second thought - but experts are warning that ...

What they discovered is extraordinary: Even two-day-old newborns could process the rhythms in the Bach piano sonatas played.

As Pankaj Tripathi headed back to duty for the last time, his farewell to Shubham carried profound gravity, 'I'm off now- you take the reins. Look after Dad, Mom, the whole family.' Those words etched ...

A woman who positioned herself as a midwife but had no formal training has been arrested after a baby she delivered in a home ...