That science points to a practical playbook: from how I practice and rest, to how I move my body and manage my attention, ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain's support cells ...

Microglial activation is a determining factor that allows amyloid-beta accumulation to drive reactive astrogliosis, amplifying inflammatory responses in the brain. This was the conclusion of a study ...

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.

A Brazilian businessman founded a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting medulloblastoma, in the hopes of not just finding a curse for his son, now 19, but for thousands of other kids.

The state Legislature passed legislation Monday that would mandate all K-12 school districts in New Jersey adopt strict cellphone restriction policies. The bill, which Gov. Phil Murphy previously said ...

BELMAR, NJ — Belmar Elementary School is one of 86 school districts across the state that just received grants from the NJ Dept. of Education to become a "cell phone free-school." The DOE announced ...

Investing can help children learn about growing wealth and setting aside money for short- and long-term goals. Deciding with them what their goal is — investing for a college education, retirement or ...

When New York State banned phones in public schools from bell to bell this past September, the goal — according to the ban’s champion, Governor Hochul — was undistracted learning. But within weeks of ...

After clips of a Chicago mother being attacked by students sparked outrage, police announced a new development that many have been waiting for. Update: Dec. 22 at 2:31 p.m. The Root previously ...