Alcohol does not simply relax the mind. It rewires it. With repeated use, drinking can splinter the brain’s carefully coordinated networks into scattered, competing circuits that chase the next drink ...

September is Pain Awareness Month, and more than 51 million Americans report living with chronic pain. Over the past couple of decades, experts say increased prescriptions of opioid medications were ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

Who doesn’t want to be the best person they can be? Maybe a thought like this has never occurred to some people, but, judging from the number of books and workshops and YouTube videos and Ted Talks ...

Your brain works differently when you're using generative AI for a task than when you use your brain alone. Namely, you're less likely to remember what you did. That's the somewhat obvious-sounding ...

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow Research on how smartphone use ...

When it comes to keeping the ol' wheels turning in your brain as you age, Dr. Erica Simpson of The Methodist Hospital says the adage is true: use it or lose it. Simpson, assistant professor of ...

Actress and comedian Amy Sedaris plays a video game at a Dave & Buster’s in Manhattan, New York City. (Photo: Courtesy of Centrum) When it comes to brain health, actress and comedian Amy Sedaris ...