Major depression is not only a crisis of mood, it is also a crisis of biology that reshapes the brain itself. As genetic tools sharpen, scientists are now tracing how inherited risk for depression is ...

Omega-3s benefit brain health by supporting development and reducing cognitive decline. Magnesium influences mood and helps ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

As a founder navigating the fast-paced worlds of cybersecurity, product development and digital growth, I’ve seen firsthand how constant cognitive overload affects performance—not just for me, but for ...

What they found: Scientists at UC San Diego identified cellular metabolism and energy signaling as a central factor connecting all known genetic and environmental autism risk factors. The 3-hit model: ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain development in areas tied to emotion and stress regulation than babies who ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...

New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of her child’s brain at age five. The findings offer no conclusion as to whether ...

Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kori Street write. On Sept. 10, a public ...