In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to ...

Researchers who induced strokes in mice and then transplanted human neural stem cells into their brains found that neurons ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

A new study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers one of the most comprehensive views yet of how brain ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

Correctly distinguishing between look-alike tumors found in the brain during surgery can guide critical decisions in real ...

New research shows that DMT, a natural psychoactive compound found in plants and the human brain, can protect against stroke damage in animal and cell models.

Redefining Research: This study shows that a human-based brain organoid model can mimic key brain functions such as ...

For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue researchers have revealed a hidden culprit: fat. They found that brain ...

Scientists mapped brain development before birth, revealing DNA changes linked to autism and schizophrenia risk.

Researchers have built a detailed map of DNA methylation changes in nearly 1,000 human brains from six weeks after conception ...

Scorpion venom is being used to target deadly brain tumors in a groundbreaking cancer treatment. Could this mean we're one ...