SHORT TERM HEALTH: cutting out booze instantly improves sleep, meaning more energy, reduced brain fog, better emotional ...

A neurologist has sparked widespread fascination online after sharing a simple 30-second test that can offer clues about what ...

Researchers find that altered Homer1 gene signaling quiets brain activity and improves attention in mice, raising new ...

Prescription stimulants are among the most widely used psychiatric medications in the world. For decades, the prevailing medical consensus held that drugs like methylphenidate treat attention deficit ...

With the most wonderful — and for some, the most stressful — time of year underway, a University of Iowa researcher is ...

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

Objectives To date, consistent evidence for consequences of heading in football (soccer) on the structure and function of the ...

A recent study published in Psychology of Sport & Exercise has found that long-term engagement in competitive athletics is ...

Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are growing worldwide among children and can negatively impact both their physical health and cognitive development. In a new study, researchers from Japan ...

Vision shapes behavior, and a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published in Neuron, finds in mice that, via specific circuits, the ...

ABSTRACT: Background: To delay the onset of dementia with age, it is important for healthy adults to take preventive measures before cognitive decline occurs. Cognitive function decline is often ...

Much criminal behavior derives from logical, if not laudable, sources. A wonderful example of this was seen in the old Bob Newhart television show. Newhart, playing a clinical psychologist, leans ...