“Over longer periods of time, exercise and physical activity increase formation of new brain cells ... which will impact ...

Scientists have discovered five major stages of human brain development, with the 'adult mode' not commencing until the early ...

Regular physical activity in midlife and older adulthood may cut dementia risk by up to 45%, showing it’s never too late to ...

In the first stage-childhood, from birth to nine years-the brain rapidly expands and prunes connections. Dr. Alexa Mousley, lead author, describes this as a noisy, inefficient communication phase ...

New research indicates that identifying children as having high cognitive ability at a young age is often an unreliable ...

A new study finds that brain changes are not a steady progression; instead, distinct neural rewiring occurs around ages 9, 32 ...

A new study out of the University of Cambridge found that a person's brain goes through four major turning points, with ...

The body's control organ undergoes four major transitions during a lifetime, with 'adolescence' lasting more than two decades ...

At the University of Oslo, psychologists and collaborators following Norwegian families identified a sizable group of children whose eating patterns centered on avoidant and restrictive intake and ...

A new study found 12-year-olds who own a smartphone are at an increased risk of obesity, depression, and lack of sleep.

Children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to show early and stable disruptions in a key brain system involved in emotional and cognitive processing, ...