Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

One of the best ways of tracking an infant's neurological development is to observe their movements as they play. A new "smart" jumpsuit is designed to do so automatically, providing consistently ...

Researchers shed new light on how Zika virus hijacks our own cellular machinery to break down an essential protein for neurological development, getting it to 'eat itself'. By triggering this process ...

New research in Zambia finds that children infected with HIV are significantly more likely to do worse in neurological assessments despite having well-controlled HIV disease, suggesting that they may ...

The chemical bisphenol F (found in plastics) can induce changes in a gene that is vital for neurological development. This discovery was made by researchers at the universities of Uppsala and Karlstad ...

A study conducted in Salvador, the capital of Bahia state in Brazil, shows that children with microcephaly caused by zika virus display very different neurological development profiles at 2-3 years of ...

Researchers will join a new NIH-supported network working to develop novel approach methodologies that complement or replace animal testing ...

When a child avoids eye contact, repeats certain movements, or struggles with social interaction, the response is often quick and unfair. Many parents hear words like “stubborn,” “shy,” or “poorly ...

Let me be clear: During a public health crisis, wearing a mask does a lot of good for my own health, my neighbour’s health, and our economy. But like any scientifically sound resilience strategy, ...

For years, pharmaceutical companies have cut back on drug development that targeted neurological conditions. After trials and failures in dementia, depression, and epilepsy, companies learned that ...