Scientists have created the first detailed day-by-day map of human embryo development using single-cell technology.

One hypothesis for how autism develops is excessive neuron production in the prenatal period, leading to a transient but significant increase in brain size in the first few years of life in about ...

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, Ph.D., and Travis E. Faust, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, explains how two different ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

The new study adds to a mountain of evidence that autism is genetic, with up to 80 percent of cases linked to inherited gene ...