Scientists are updating their view of how drugs like Adderall and Ritalin help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stay on task. The latest evidence is a study of thousands of brain ...
The neurodegenerative condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy appears to be driven by damage to the blood-brain barrier ...
A clinical trial testing a diabetes medication and an insulin nasal spray has found that both drugs, in combination and alone, safely tackle different aspects of mild cognitive decline that is often ...
As the brain ages, dopamine-producing cells and receptors gradually disappear, but surviving cells can ramp up dopamine production to compensate. It’s a kind of biological workaround — and, as ...
Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and motivation. ADHD drugs may work indirectly to boost attention Scientists are ...