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 ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

Scientists from the University of Oregon Health and Science (OHSU) have warned that air pollution can have a serious impact ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...