Laura Williamson American Heart Association News Flossing regularly may lower the risk of some strokes as well as a type of irregular heart rhythm that can increase stroke risk, new research suggests.

A study of depressed individuals found that an eight‐week treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ...

In the most extreme case, the researchers estimated the brain was 0.48% plastic, meaning the particles added up to a couple ...

They hope these same drugs can restore waste disposal in the brains of older humans and help protect against brain diseases.

The AP reported that the Trump administration's latest federal cuts have a significant effect on medical device regulation at ...

Several audiology departments said that they’ve seen an increase in young people who have hearing issues. Upon further testing, they’ve discovered that the problem doesn’t lie ...

An inert and unreactive gas may not seem like an obvious candidate for treating Alzheimer’s disease, yet a new study in mice ...

Neuroscientists analyzed how the prefrontal cortex filters through conflicting stimuli to determine when, say, it’s safe to ...

Explore the science behind why we always have room for dessert, even after a full meal, and the brain's sugar cravings.

Dubbed the “creativity circuit,” damage to this area due to injury or brain disease resulted in both decreases and increases ...

Heavy use of cannabis recently or at any point in a person’s lifetime was tied to decreases in brain function during a working memory task, a new cross-sectional analysis showed.The data indicate ...

Exposure to radiation from head or neck CT imaging increased risk for childhood brain tumors, according to results of a ...