The body's control organ undergoes four major transitions during a lifetime, with 'adolescence' lasting more than two decades, new research shows.

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.

Scientists have created a stem cell-derived model of the human embryo in the lab by reprogramming human stem cells. The breakthrough could help research into genetic disorders and in understanding why ...

New research by neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge has identified five key stages of human brain development. The ...

For the first time, scientists have used human cells to make structures that mimic the earliest stages of development, which they say will pave the way for more research without running afoul of ...

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the ...

The new platform's ethically grounded approach promises to reveal much about how human embryos form during the earliest stages of pregnancy. It's one of life's most defining moments -- that crucial ...

The first steps of human development—those that occur within the first few weeks of pregnancy—remain mysterious in many ways. Within a week of fertilization, human embryos form a blastocyst, which ...

The data showed there is "non-linear change across development" in the brain, suggesting it does not continue on one steady progression throughout your life.

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers created a comprehensive digital atlas of fetal brain maturation from a large cohort, detailing structural growth and folding from early pregnancy to ...

Sigmund Freud developed a five-stage model of human development, each stage with its own characteristics and challenges. Not only was this a useful way of viewing our growth, but he believed that ...