Brain & Mind
Weight-Loss Drugs May Help Teens With Obesity
Medicines that have transformed obesity treatment in adults may also help teenagers with obesity lose weight, according to a new review of clinical trials.
Researchers...
Could Prozac After a Serious Injury Help Prevent Lasting PTSD Symptoms?
A medicine best known for treating depression may also help protect mental health after a serious physical injury.
In a small early study, trauma patients...
Global Dementia Study Reveals No Single Formula for Protecting the Brain
As populations grow older, dementia has become one of the greatest health challenges facing the world. Families often spend years caring for loved ones...
Depression Changes a Key Memory Brain Area in Older People
Depression may be linked to subtle differences in a part of the brain that helps people form and retrieve memories, according to a large...
Free Healthy Groceries Help People with Type 2 Diabetes Lower Blood Sugar
Managing type 2 diabetes is about much more than taking medicine. Healthy food is one of the most important parts of controlling blood sugar,...
Your Fingertip May Reveal Hidden Signs of Stress and Anxiety
Your fingertip may reveal more about stress and emotional health than scientists once realized.
An international team of researchers has found that tiny changes in...
Depression May Change a Key Memory Area of the Brain
Depression may be connected with subtle differences in a part of the brain that helps people form and retrieve memories, according to a large...
The Biggest Warning Sign for Depression in Older Adults
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in older adults, but it is much more than feeling sad.
It can affect sleep,...
New Midlife Crisis: Why Americans in Their 50s Feel More Stressed and Alone
When people talk about a midlife crisis, they often imagine someone buying a sports car or making dramatic life changes.
A new study suggests that...
Depression and Anxiety May Begin Years Before Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Diagnosed
When people think about inflammatory bowel disease, they usually think about digestive symptoms such as stomach pain and diarrhea.
However, a new study suggests the...
New Cannabis Treatment May Help People Finally Sleep After Trauma
Nightmares are among the most distressing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
For many people living with PTSD, frightening dreams replay traumatic events over and over,...
Scientists Solve a 130-Year Mystery About Conscious Awareness
Have you ever arrived home after a familiar drive and realized you barely remember the journey?
Or searched for an item only to discover you...
Popular Reports
Why we stick with long-term goals—even when it doesn’t make sense
Have you ever kept pushing toward a goal, even when switching to something else might have been smarter or easier?
You’re not alone—and scientists are...
Scientists discover brain cells that fight frightening memories from PTSD
In a new study, researchers have discovered a group of brain cells that could fight off frightening memories from the past.
The brain cells are...
People can recover and thrive after mental illness, study finds
Past research on mental illness has focused mostly on chronic and recurring mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders that keep people from thriving and...
This mental drug may strongly affect your brain’s ego center
Perhaps no region of the brain is more fittingly named than the claustrum, taken from the Latin word for "hidden or shut away."
The claustrum...
Can stress really harm your heart?
Most people experience stress at some point in their lives. It can come from work, money problems, family issues, or even just the fast...