Paleobiologists investigating Earth’s earliest life traditionally study tiny fossils or hardened structures made by ancient microbes. The oldest ones date to around 3.5 billion years ago. But the ...

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules ...

SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Adverse experiences in early life are emerging as major risk factors for numerous mental and physical illnesses across lifespan ...

Scientists have known for some time that people who experience early childhood adversity are more prone to developing health ...

Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that helps explain why growing up in a stimulating environment enhances ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers examined the role of different adversities experienced at different life course stages on cognitive aging (i.e., level and ...

In a child's life, the period from conception until two years old is crucial for growth and development. In addition to the development of vital organs and regulatory systems, this phase also ...

Concussion in early adulthood has been tied to increased cognitive decline in later life, scientists have shown. By comparing thousands of pairs of identical twins, the researchers from Duke ...

New research shows that childhood environments shape lifelong memory through a single molecular switch that controls learning-related gene activity.