
The Best Diet for Your Brain
The field of nutritional psychiatry is taking off as scientists home in on the ingredients for good mental health and cognitive staying power

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The Best Diet for Your Brain
The field of nutritional psychiatry is taking off as scientists home in on the ingredients for good mental health and cognitive staying power

By Land or by Sea: How Did Early Humans Access Key Brain-Building Nutrients?
Experts debate the origins of fatty acids in our ancestors’ diets

4 Generations, 1 Mutation: A Family History with Fragile X Syndrome
Changes to one gene on the X chromosome can cause a range of woes from infertility to neurodegeneration to autism

Autism—It's Different in Girls
New research suggests the disorder often looks different in females, many of whom are being misdiagnosed and missing out on the support they need

Game Theory for Parents
Mathematically tested measures to make your kids cooperate—all on their own

Using Social Media to Assess Health from Afar
By analyzing the language of tweets and Facebook posts, scientists can increasingly make communitywide health forecasts and even individual diagnoses