A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

Constant availability at work keeps attention on constant alert, much like new parent vigilance, draining judgment, focus, ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

Ever noticed how one yawn can trigger many? Science reveals how your brain copies others, why yawns spread so easily, and ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

However, the team warns against using their findings as an excuse to veg out for as long as you want every night. For example ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...

According to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, children need simple ways to understand substance use disorder and ...