Mental Health

Alcohol abuse linked to this common mental disease

In a recent study from the University of Aberdeen and elsewhere, researchers found how sections of DNA might contribute to the risk of alcohol...

Financial stress may lead to physical pain in later years

In a new study from the University of Georgia, researchers found that financial stress not only can have an immediate impact on well-being but...

This diet can reduce alcohol withdrawal symptoms

In a new study from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, researchers found that people suffering from alcohol withdrawal experience less severe symptoms...

Eating too much sugar may lead to dangerous mental problems

In a recent study published in Evolution and Human Behavior, researchers found that conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome (ADHD), bipolar disorder, and...

This stuff in ‘magic mushrooms’ may help treat depression

In a new study from Imperial College London, researchers found that psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, may be at least as effective...

Mindfulness can make you selfish: Buffalo study shows

Mindfulness and meditation are linked to reducing stress and anxiety while increasing emotional well-being. But how does mindfulness affect the range of human behaviors—so-called prosocial...

Big loss of pleasure linked to early dementia

People with early-onset dementia are often mistaken for having depression. In a new study from the University of Sydney, researchers have discovered the cause: a...

Scientists develop a blood test for depression, bipolar disorder

Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. In a new study from Indiana University, researchers found the biological...

People with these mental issues may have Alzheimer’s disease early

In a recent study at the University of California, San Francisco, researchers found that having depression is known to increase your risk for developing...

COVID-19 infection linked to mental and brain problems

In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers found one in three COVID-19 survivors received a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis within six...