New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

Exercise is supposed to be good for you — but exercising too much or running too fast can have serious consequences for your ...

Science, it seems, tarnishes national practices, pastimes, diets, and often seems unmindful of histories. The latest scientific target is alcohol: its ingestion causes cancer. For a large swath of ...

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

Researchers have discovered that a gene called CHRNA3 plays a key role in determining alcohol sensitivity, helping explain why some people tolerate alcohol better than others.

Telling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that the listener uses to form memories ...

The gunman who unleashed chaos in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper this summer is a stark reminder of how little we know about a devastating brain disease typically associated with NFL players — which ...

A Belgian Malinois stares at a tennis ball on a shelf. For three minutes, it whines, paces, and glances back at the door where it last saw the toy vanish. Its owner offers a treat; the dog ignores it.

It’s easy to dismiss just-because hobbies like painting or poetry as silly little things you do to busy your hands or find a brief escape from the drama or drudgery of life. But a new study including ...

Make no mistake, addiction is a neurological brain disorder. When the subject of addiction comes up, people often lean on familiar explanations. “They just need more willpower.” “Why can’t they stop ...