Drinking alcohol can also cause both short term and long term changes to your brain. Here’s what you need to know.

Children who experience traumatic events may show subtle but measurable differences in how their brains process attention and ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

Recent studies have found earlier teen cannabis use significantly increases risks for serious health problems in adulthood.

Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kori Street write. On Sept. 10, a public ...

Many people know that obesity carries certain health risks, as it makes you more likely to develop diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain cancers. But fresh research being presented at this ...