At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function - a set of ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

The present study directly addresses the limitations of previous molecular genetic studies of cognitive functions. It presents genome-wide association analyses of reasoning, processing speed, ...

A new study analyzed older adults who ate 60 grams of unsalted skin-roasted peanuts every day for 16 weeks. Scientists found ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that stimulant and non-stimulant medications prescribed for ADHD improve long-term cognitive function in people with the condition. Anastasiia Sienotova/Getty ...

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends teenagers ages 13-18 get eight to 10 hours of sleep per night. Late night athletic practices and other extracurriculars mixed with early morning ...

A new study suggests incremental dialysis may preserve kidney function and improve quality of life without added risk. Read ...

While the artificial sweetener (found in diet soda and gum, for example) was linked to an average of 20% body fat reduction, it was also tied to mild cardiac hypertrophy — a stiffened heart, which ...

A late 1980s commercial meant to combat drug addiction used a pair of frying eggs as a metaphor for the effects of drugs on the human brain. While researchers have long understood that there is a ...

A recent study published in Engineering has shed new light on the role of the protein NSUN2 in the development of cardiac ...