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Gut microbes enable brain pruning critical for social behavior, linking microbiomes to brain function across species and shedding light on neurodevelopmental conditions. To learn to socialize, zebrafish need to trust their gut. Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections...

Prenatal exposure to altered vitamin D, thyroid hormones, and metals can impact a child’s development long after birth. A recent study by scientists at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has shown that exposure to altered levels of vitamin D and/or thyroid hormones duri...

Preterm Infants’ Inability to Habituate to Pain Poses Developmental Risks According to a study led by researchers from University College London (UCL), preterm infants do not habituate to repeated pain in the same way as full-term infants, children, and adults. The authors of the new study published...

Germ-free larvae have altered neural connections due to a reduction in pruning by immune cells. Microorganisms are essential for normal social development in zebrafish via their influence on pruning of neural connections in the developing brain, according to a study published in the open access jour...

SickKids researchers discover that a matrix called the perineuronal net may be responsible for why human memories become more specific throughout childhood. How do our brains develop the ability to form particular memories? A pioneering preclinical study conducted by a research group at The Hospital...

Impact of substances on zebrafish embryos shows how the prenatal development of human facial features might also be affected. Some substances in medicines, household items, and the environment are known to affect prenatal child development. In a study published in Toxicological Sciences, researchers...

How can we reliably and objectively characterize the speed and various stages of embryonic development? With the help of artificial intelligence! Researchers at the University of Konstanz present an automated method. Animal embryos go through a series of characteristic developmental stages on their ...

A UCL study reveals human newborns’ brains are similarly developed to other primates at birth, with significant growth occurring post-birth, challenging previous notions about human brain development and evolution. Contrary to current understanding, the brains of human newborns aren’t signific...

A study conducted by Tohoku University in collaboration with Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, and published in JAMA Pediatrics, has found a correlation between the screen time of one-year-old children and developmental delays. The research involved 7,097 mother-child pairs from the Tohoku Me...

At least 8% of the human genome is genetic material from viruses. It was considered ‘junk DNA’ until recently, but its role in human development is now known to be essential Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) describe for the first time the role of these viruses in a k...

First study to provide evidence of the direct impact of serotonin on the development of prefrontal cortex. A new study published today (February 16) in Nature Communications provides direct evidence that antidepressant use during pregnancy can impact a child’s brain development and contribute to the...

As cases of gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders increase during pregnancy, the prescription of metformin has become more common. Despite understanding that this oral antidiabetic medication can pass through the placental barrier, its effects on a child’s brain development remain large...

It’s one of life’s most defining moments—that crucial step in embryonic development, when an indistinct ball of cells rearranges itself into the orderly three-layered structure that sets the stage for all to come. Known as gastrulation, this crucial process unfolds in the third week of human develop...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center express that the study results offer a sense of reassurance, instilling “guarded optimism” regarding the developmental outcomes of young children who have been exposed to restrictions stemming from the pandemic. A study conducted by the John...

New research reveals that both the excess and the deficiency of a single protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies. The discovery offers critical insights for early diagnosis of a rare developmental disorder. A team of scientists presents a major step forward in the detection of a rare ge...

New research has revealed new insights into human embryonic development, showing that the duration of BMP signal exposure is key in determining cell fate during gastrulation, with potential applications in regenerative medicine. A research team from Rice University, led by Aryeh Warmflash, has advan...

Hey any astrophysicist reading hn there? Was sick in august (yeah isn't that nice) and made a small python fits table viewer for the terminal with textual. It would be great to have people try it so if you find any issue I can improve it. If you have no FITS file but would like to try regardles...

New research reveals that insufficient sleep during pregnancy, affecting nearly 40% of women, is linked to an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental delays in children. These effects, compounded by factors like impaired glucose tolerance in mothers, can hinder the social, emotional, and cognitive devel...