A doctor whose research into a rare type of brain tumour has led to better outcomes for babies diagnosed with the condition says it is a "massive step forward" in cancer treatment.

A brain tumor refers to an abnormal growth of cells in the brain that multiplies in an uncontrollable way, which is often ...

Your baby's brain starts growing in the first few weeks and doesn't stop for decades. Here's how it all begins – and why it's kind of mind-blowing (excuse the pun).

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Anyone who has tried to entertain a baby knows sitting in stillness and silence is probably not the best way to keep them engaged, which presents a challenge for neuroscientists who want to study the ...

One of the most pervasive myths about infancy, age 0-3 years old, is that infants don’t remember anything, so experience in infancy doesn’t really matter. I’ve heard this from even the most informed ...

Some babies are born with early blindness due to dense bilateral congenital cataracts, requiring surgery to restore their ...