Mental Health

COVID-19 strongly linked to worse mental problems

Scientists from the University of Otago found a concerning link between ongoing COVID‑19 disruption and worsening mental health for those most at risk. The research...

The root cause of alcohol addiction you need to know

Alcohol use disorder is one of the most common and severe mental illnesses. According to a WHO report in 2018, more than 3 million deaths...

This common depression drug may help fight dangerous brain cancer

Glioblastoma is a difficult to treat, often deadly, brain cancer. It’s the most common malignant brain cancer in adults, but scientists don’t have any way...

COVID-19 conspiracy theories linked to depression

The Global COVID-19 pandemic has been marked by a significant minority of people expressing conspiratorial beliefs. Scientists from the Medical University of Silesia found that...

Cognitive therapy, relaxation training could help reduce migraine headache

Scientists from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz found that for adults with migraine, migraine-specific, integrative cognitive behavioral therapy (miCBT) and relaxation training (RLX)...

This depression drug could treat vision loss in older people

Scientists from the University of Virginia found a depression drug best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness...

Stroke linked to higher risk for depression and other mood problems

Scientists from Aarhus University found stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within the first year. The research...

People with this common bowel disease 9 times more likely to have depression

Scientists from the University of Southern California found Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is linked to depression. They found patients diagnosed with IBD were nine times...

People with arthritis may have higher risk of dementia and depression

Scientists from Mayo Clinic found an increased risk of dementia and depression in rheumatoid arthritis. The research is published in presented at the 2022 EULAR...

This study shows the key to depression recovery

In a recent study from the University of Toronto, researchers found that feeling sensations, including ones connected to sadness, may be key to depression...