Researchers have created one of the first comprehensive maps of how the brain changes throughout pregnancy, substantially ...

Whether these ubiquitous pollutants can reach the human brain has been a primary concern for scientists. The latest research looked at a part of the brain called the olfactory bulb, which ...

In the human body, they’ve shown up in blood, baby poop, placentas and lungs. Now, scientists have also discovered the tiny pollutants in brain tissue, specifically the olfactory bulb that sits ...

Researchers from Harvard University and Google have unveiled an intricate wiring diagram of the human brain from a tiny piece ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

By Carl Zimmer The human brain, more than any other attribute, sets our species apart. Over the past seven million years or so, it has grown in size and complexity, enabling us to use language ...

Astrocytes in the brain exhibit significant regional diversity, but the mechanisms controlling their heterogeneity remain ...

Tiny plastic shards and fibers were found in the nose tissue of human cadavers ... for detecting odors that sits at the base of the brain. “Once present in this structure, there can be ...

What will it take to make such bold predictions come true? Scientists who have been pondering how to enhance the human brain’s capacity think nanotechnology will be the vehicle for this ...

(NEXSTAR) – The world is filled with microplastics, found in everything from the air and oceanwater to common foods like chicken and rice – and, according to a new study, even the human brain.

Human Brain Cancers Fire ... and located a population of stem-like cells that initiates and maintains Group 3 medulloblastoma (Gr3-MB) in the developing brain. Gr3-MB is one of the most ...