The health benefits of dietary flavanols appear to come from their ability to trigger responses in the brain and the body’s stress systems. That slightly dry, tightening feeling some foods leave in ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it, and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases ...

It's easy for kids to get distracted when they're doing schoolwork, studying, or doing any other task that requires concentration. One thing that can help? Brain breaks! These quick activities for ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases ...

Have you ever stared blankly at a screen, forgotten simple tasks, or struggled to articulate your thoughts during a meeting? These moments of mental lapse might seem harmless at first, but when they ...

As strange as it may sound, boredom can also help improve focus. When we’re always switching between apps and screens, our ...

As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains-and neuroscientists aren't sure why. It is increasingly clear, though, that the loss of synapses-the flexible and adaptive relay ...

Breaking a bad habit can feel like swimming against a current. You know it isn’t serving you, but your brain defaults to it anyway. A bad habit is a learned behavior that’s performed automatically in ...

Parents in DeKalb County are advocating for longer recess times for their children, expressing frustration at some schools reducing recess to the 15-minute minimum. During a school board meeting in ...