Your walking speed may show your dementia and depression risks
How fast you walk can tell a lot about your overall health. Recent research has used this information to predict a person’s risk of...
Many Americans have alcohol problems but are not treated, study finds
Some 16 million Americans are believed to have alcohol use disorder, and an estimated 93,000 people in the U.S. die from alcohol-related causes each...
Low levels of omega-3 linked to higher risk of mental disease
In a new study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, researchers found that adolescents with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acid in...
Why people with bipolar disorders don’t take their meds
In a new study from the University of East Anglia and elsewhere, researchers found that people with bipolar disorder may not take their medication...
This mental problem linked to rapid kidney function decline
In a new study from Southern Medical University, researchers found that people who had frequent depressive symptoms were more likely to later experience a...
Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to increased stroke risk later in life
Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to adults...
This natural food supplement may help relieve anxiety
In a new study from the Weizmann Institute of Science, researchers found that a natural food supplement may help reduce anxiety.
The plant-derived substance, beta-sitosterol,...
Want to reduce your depression risk? Wake up 1 hour earlier
In a new study from University of Colorado Boulder, researchers found that waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of...
Why is it so hard to withdraw from some depression drugs?
In a new study from the University of Illinois Chicago, researchers found why it is so difficult for people to withdraw from some antidepressant...
Digital depression intervention may improve symptoms
In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, researchers developed a mental health smartphone app to help improve depressive symptoms in patients with diabetes and...