Researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim, together with international partners, have ...

MIT scientists have developed a new 3D human brain tissue model that could change how researchers study neurological diseases ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

Lead exposure remains a public health issue around the world, even after decades of remediation efforts. According to the ...

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

What set the modern human brain apart from our now extinct relatives like Neanderthals? A new study by University of ...

A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western ...

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to ...

The brain's mechanisms for repairing injuries caused by trauma or degenerative diseases are not yet known in detail. Now, a ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network during a long period of childhood.