A growing body of research confirms what health experts have long suspected: habits that protect the heart may also guard ...

The brain is a vital part of our body. It controls everything we do, including thinking, moving, breathing, and feeling ...

People should be screened for brain-related conditions such as cognitive decline and stroke risk at least once a year.

Teens are living the limbic life of risk-taking without safety concerns until their frontal lobes finish myelinating.

The neurobiological underpinnings of "incubation of craving" are increasingly well understood. Studies of the "incubation of ...

The factors that raise the risk of heart disease and stroke can also raise the risk of dementia. When blood vessels are ...

UK teens who currently vape are as likely to take up smoking as their peers in the 1970s, despite a substantial fall in the ...

MRI findings indicate that smoking is linked to reduced brain volume, raising concerns about dementia risk, especially with ...

McLean Hospital's Dr. Staci Gruber has been researching how early marijuana use may lead to difficulty with decision-making ...

Scientists link plasma proteomics to healthspan and longevity. People with a “youthful” brain or immune system lived longer. Organ age was related to lifestyle factors including smoking, diet, and ...

The connection between war zone burn pit smoke and respiratory illnesses — including several rare and fatal cancers — has been established in recent years through scientific research and ...

Some research has found that consuming cannabis could have negative effects on the body, especially the brain.