Research has found that reading consistently can improve memory, reduce stress, and may even be linked to a longer lifespan.

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...

Reading works on the mind in ways that few other activities can. Each page requires focus on words and their meaning, which strengthens the brain like steady training builds muscle. Stories or ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

Leo Chenyang Lin was on a trip to New Hampshire two years ago when he stopped to watch a group of squirrels darting through the trees. That “playful moment” stuck with him. By the end of that day, he ...

California schools will begin screening kindergartners and first- and second- graders for dyslexia to combat the state's low ...