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Scientists mapped hidden DNA switches in brain support cells to understand how gene control may influence Alzheimer’s disease ...

New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

MIT researchers tested the “Spatial Computing” theory and found that brain waves organize neurons into flexible, ...

With the most wonderful — and for some, the most stressful — time of year underway, a University of Iowa researcher is ...

A flexible neural implant with nanoscale heating elements blocks pain through precise temperature control, draws power ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously ...

By directly communicating with the brain, a new wireless device could someday help restore lost senses or manage pain without medications, its developers say.

The FDA approved a label update for 2 versions of the Depo-Provera birth control injection to include the risk for meningioma.

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...