Mental Health

Staying in nature can improve mood and reduce anxiety

In a new study from the University of York, researchers found outdoor nature-based activities are effective for improving mental health in adults, including those...

Feeling anxious? Try this breathing technique

Many of us have been there. That moment when someone or something triggers an overwhelming sense of anxiety from within. When emotion takes over and our chests...

New brain stimulation method can reduce tough-to-treat depression

In a new study from the University of California, San Francisco, researchers found an experimental approach involving deep brain stimulation could help lower depression. The...

Mental problems may increase death risk in men with heart failure

In a new study from  Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark, researchers found men with heart failure have worse long-term survival rates if they have...

These common childhood behaviors may lead to anxiety in later life

In a new study from the University of Otago, researchers found which specific child behaviors may raise the likelihood of anxiety disorders developing in...

Doing this can reduce depression relapse

In a new study from UCL, researchers found when people stop taking antidepressants after a long period of use, just over half (56%) experienced...

These common exercises may protect against cognitive decline

In a recent study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers found that cardiorespiratory exercise — walking briskly, running, biking and just about any other exercise...

The pandemic has people stuck in a bad mental/physical loop

In a new study from the North Carolina State University, researchers found the pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by harming mental...

More access to daylight at home may improve your sleep, mental health

In a new study from Icahn Mount Sinai, researchers found more access to daylight at home improves circadian alignment, sleep and mental health in...

Insulin resistance can double risk of depression, Stanford study finds

In a new study from Stanford Medicine, researchers linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing a major depressive disorder. They found if one...