Natural light may be key to improve sleep and mood
In a new study from Monash University, researchers found that getting enough natural sunlight each day can impact a person's mood and sleep quality.
They...
Meditation reduces long-term stress, and your hair can show it
In a new study from Max Planck Institute, researchers found mental training that promotes skills such as mindfulness, gratitude or compassion reduces the concentration...
Scientists find keys to predicting who will develop depression
In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers looked for ways to image the human brain for the earliest signs of aging and...
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...