Researchers uncover a link between social isolation and worsened health.
Yes, caffeine helps. But new research shows that the moderate noise level in cafés also perks up your creative cognition.
When a leading Alzheimer's pharmaceutical developer is diagnosed with the disease herself, it's a kick to the gut.
A small, exploratory study suggests that social media may be a new way for parents to get the support they need during this stressful period of transition.
Even as prescriptions for attention-deficit medication have soared, it's unclear that kids today are any less attentive than they were 30 years ago.
In a preliminary presentation of new research, doctors said a nasal spray containing the hormone helped activate "social" regions of the brain.
New research finds another reason to thank your dad this coming Father's Day for nagging you to work hard and not give up.
Try as coffee shops might to encourage more profitable behavior, customers still control these third places.
In fact, it may help prevent cognitive decline like that other evil of the modern age: exercise.
New research from Berkeley shows that sleep deprivation affects brain areas tied to decision-making and not basic reward networks.
New research in Psychological Science suggests that certain group compositions may lead to elevated levels of conflict and inefficiency.
New research in Communication Research uncovers a surprising exception to the typical correlation between TV viewing and decreased self-confidence.
A new study finds that motor neurons encode the world differently from other types of brain cells.
The United States is seeing an explosion in autism diagnoses. One researcher says our reclassification of other diseases may be partly behind the trend.
In a society awash with digital media, concerns about addiction are natural. But are they unfounded?
Bashing mental health drugs has become a popular trend of late. But just because some people are taking SSRIs that don't need them doesn't mean all such drugs are bad.
A team of archaeologists finds the earliest evidence of differential land access among European farmers in the Neolithic era.
New research shows that shedding the unwanted pounds doesn't erase the prejudice against women with a history of weight issues.
A recent review suggests that scientists are still only beginning to probe the brain states associated with kindness and well-being.
New research in the Journal of Physiology suggests that fructose disrupts learning and memory, but omega-3 fatty acids can help.