Genetics plays a role in how our brain ages. But that accounts for 30% of the cognitive changes that happen as we get older. The other 70%? That’s up to us. Neuroscientist Ana Daugherty runs the ...
New research in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests exercise may be one way to boost that self-control.
A large genetic study found people with gene variants that lower certain cholesterol pathways had a markedly lower chance of ...
Heavy alcohol use, which researchers defined as regular alcohol consumption of three or more drinks per day, is linked to more severe brain bleeds (or a bleeding stroke) and earlier long-term brain ...
Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new ...
Scientists found that soccer fans’ emotional highs and lows activate specific brain circuits tied to reward and control.