A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

Dogs that sniff their surroundings display signs of a healthy pup. This curiosity sends signals to their central nervous ...

Michaeleen Doucleff’s book is about understanding the forces that shape our habits, our days and our family dynamics. For better or worse.

First, a quick refresher on what dopamine does. While the neurotransmitter has a reputation for causing pleasure, “that's actually a myth,” Dr. Borgland says. Dopamine plays a key role in things like ...

In “Hunt, Gather, Parent,” Michaeleen Doucleff promised to make family life easier. Her new book, “Dopamine Kids,” asks ...

Unexpected rewards boost movement speed within 220 milliseconds, revealing how dopamine-linked reward prediction shapes human motion and offering a potential biomarker for brain disorders.

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

People living with PD can make the most of visits and be an active partner in their care through self-reflection, education, ...

Learn how caffeine affects brain chemicals and health, sleep, and mood. Understand safe daily limits, hidden sources, and signs you’re getting too much.

Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems.

Researchers from Harvard, Duke, and the University of Michigan argue that some ultra-processed foods are engineered much like ...

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...