Brain Health

New research finds that beyond physical health issues associated with obesity, it may also impair our brains.

University of Rochester Medical Center research reports that while we sleep, our brains flush out toxins that build up when we’re awake — allowing us to clear our heads.

A new report shows that when you drink water, your brain works better.

Research shows that there may be a link between dry-cleaning chemicals and mental illness.

New research shows the importance of physical activity for brain health.

The foods you eat can have a major effect on your brain’s health.

Nutritional psychologist Marc David explains why our mental and emotional responses to food matter far more than we realize.

The incidence of autism is growing at an alarming rate. Experts are struggling to discover why. Slowly, a strange and complex picture is coming together. It suggests that autism’s mysterious mechanisms could ultimately reveal health truths relevant to us all.

ADD is not just a childhood condition. Millions of adult Americans suffer from it, mostly undiagnosed. Here’s how to recognize its symptoms — and keep it from running your life.

There's a reason that most so-called primitive cultures have avoided the depression epidemic afflicting industrialized nations. In a provocative book, a clinical psychologist suggests that adopting more hunter-gatherer habits can help us escape the blues.

Your brain changes over the course of your lifetime — for better or for worse. Here’s how to make the most of your gray matter.

What you feed your body, you also feed your brain — sometimes to its detriment. Learn how to nourish your gray matter for more balanced moods, clearer thinking and a more fulfilling life.

Are your efforts to get in shape being distracted by Attention Deficit Disorder?