Maybe dogs who chew sticks are on to something. We don't necessarily have to chomp with a canine's zeal, but the basic concept – safely gnawing some hard, durable material – might be worth considering ...

For millions of people, every day starts with a cup of coffee or two. But if you’re counting on that cup to fuel your day and ...

Fortunately, there are well-studied techniques for optimizing your brain. Here are three that you can put to work right now. 1. Exercise your creativity. Creativity is not only for the artist—it’s a ...

It's time to learn to love beet juice: Drinking it before your workout turn back your brain's clock. After having a group of adults with the average age of 65 drink either a shot of nitrate-rich beet ...

Dopamine is a hormone and neurotransmitter in the brain involved in mood, attention, reward and motivation. Mary Katherine Wynn/Dreamstime/TNS ROCHESTER, Minn. — You likely are accustomed to ...

It’s December. Your inbox is overflowing. Everyone wants a donation, a gift, a few dollars before the end of the year. Maybe ...

Let’s face it: smartphones have become our trusty sidekicks. From the moment we wake up to that last scroll before bed, they’re by our sides, offering access to everything we could ever need — endless ...

Many of us fail to realize that there is a difference between our brain and our consciousness. It’s the same difference between our intuition and our interpretation of intuition. The brain is a ...

Researchers are developing a greater understanding of Parkinson’s disease, the fastest growing neurodegenerative disease ...

Once upon a time, productivity was simple to measure: the more tasks you completed, the more productive you were. Whether assembling widgets on a factory line, harvesting rows of crops or processing ...

In today's world, multi-tasking has become de rigeur. We're all trying to juggle as many things at once as we can, because that's what's happening in the larger world. Expectations at work and home ...