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...
What you need to know about mental fatigue
Someone asks you a simple question and you snap. Common tasks, like washing the dishes, feel impossible to accomplish.
Constant virtual meetings on camera leave...
Decreases in exercise strongly linked to higher depression risk
Exercise has long-been recommended as a cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients of depression.
In a new study from the University of California of San Diego, researchers...
Anxiety, depression linked to this common bowel disease
In a new study from the University of Padova in Italy, researchers found that there is a high prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and...
This stuff in the brain linked to bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder affects millions of Americans, causing dramatic swings in mood and, in some people, additional effects such as memory problems.
While bipolar disorder is...