Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Bindu Paul, an associate professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, reported new evidence ...

There is a strong link between regular physical exercise and good brain health, according to one study. Researchers found ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

New research shows that your brain’s “true age” can shift dramatically depending on how you live, with optimism, restorative sleep, stress management, and strong social support acting like powerful ...

Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages each week could have a damaging effect on the brain, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of ...

A new, high-performance brain-computer interface (BCI) can be rapidly implanted through a minimally invasive procedure. The ...

Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow . . . smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood. But researchers like me are ...

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. Microplastics have been found in brain tissue above the nose, suggesting a likely passageway for microscopic plastic shards and fibers to ...

The secret to a healthier and "younger" heart lies in the vagus nerve. A recent study coordinated by the Sant'Anna School of ...

Artificial sweeteners are widely found in American diets, marketed as low-calorie alternatives to sugar for weight management.