During Brain Awareness Week, the American Heart Association offers insight to improve your brain health as the burden of dementia and other neurological conditions grows worldwide ...

Key brain areas involved in the effects of psychedelic drugs are located in the default mode network (DMN), which is more active at rest than when attention is focused on the external environment.

Of the 100 billion or so neurons in the human brain, there may be no two that are alike. Such diversity can arise at all stages of development and into adulthood. In the case of genetic changes that ...

Smoking is dangerous to your health. It can harm nearly every organ ... Nicotine reaches your brain in seconds and can energize you for a while. But as the effect wears off, you may feel tired ...

Maintaining a healthy diet and a lower waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) throughout midlife was associated with improved brain health and cognitive function in older age in a new cohort study. Researchers ...

Improved diet quality and reduced waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) during midlife were linked to improved brain and cognitive health in older age, indicating that efforts to enhance diet and address ...