A large majority of Americans--including gun owners--continue to support stronger policies to prevent gun violence than are present in current...

Though people can distinguish among millions of colors, we have trouble remembering specific shades because our brains tend to store...

Out loud, someone says, "The man is catching a fish." The same person then takes pen to paper and writes,...

Instead of shrinking as expected, as part of the normal aging process, the memory center in the brains of seniors...

A novel therapeutic approach for an existing drug reverses a condition in elderly patients who are at high risk for...

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have succeeded in peering into the brains of live mice with such precision that...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found out how a protein crucial to learning works: by removing a biochemical "clamp" that...

Intensive parenting and health education provided in homes of pregnant American Indian teens reduced the mothers' illegal drug use, depression...

People are significantly more likely to have negative attitudes toward those suffering from drug addiction than those with mental illness,...

Alcohol industry magazine ads reminding consumers to "drink responsibly" or "enjoy in moderation" fail to convey basic public health information,...

Underage drinkers are three times more likely to drink alcohol brands that advertise on television programs they watch compared to...

Waiting until marriage to have babies is now “unusual” among less educated adults close to 30 years old, Johns Hopkins...

A type of retina cell plays a more critical role in vision than previously known, a team led by Johns...

Although the United States is spending more on welfare than ever before, most of that money is going to better-off...

In a study of nearly 1,000 mother-child pairs, researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public health found that prenatal exposure...