New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

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 ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications ...

Excessive screen time in childhood is associated with changes in the brain, particularly in regions involved in attention and ...

Exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain and cause damage to language ...

Music classes for the very youngest children can set them up to one day play an instrument, but experts say the classes can also bring broader cognitive benefits: firing up areas of their developing ...

Scientists identified cellular metabolism and energy signaling as a central factor connecting genetic and environmental ...

Air pollution affects more than children's lungs. A paediatrician explains how toxic air can quietly interfere with brain development, attention and learning, and what families and schools can do to ...

The human brain, despite representing only about 2% of total body weight, consumes approximately 20% of the body’s energy resources. This metabolic intensity makes the brain particularly responsive to ...

Teenagers often sleep less than the recommended amount of time and have significantly different sleep patterns on weekdays ...

While we all know that the food we eat affects how we look (and that research around healthy eating has mainly focused on the link between diet and weight and disease), did you know that what we eat ...