Your gut may lead to therapies for mental illness
The role of the microbiome in intestinal and systemic health has garnered close attention among researchers for many years.
In a study from UT Southwestern,...
Natural caffeine offers longer-lasting improvement on cognition and moods
In a study from Clarkson University, scientists found natural caffeine has a more consistent and lasting effect than synthetic caffeine when it comes to...
Jumping gene is strongly linked to depression, fear and anxiety
The gene Tob is well known for the role it plays in cancer. Previous research has also indicated that it has a hand in...
Depression in people caring for partners with dementia can start 10 years before dementia...
In a study from the University of Michigan, scientists found depressive symptoms and caregiving hours among older adults caring for partners with dementia can...
Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia may be detectable years before illnesses begin
In a study from University College Dublin, scientists found the risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be detectable years before the illnesses begin.
They...
High-sugar diet may trigger many mental problems
In a recent study from the University of Colorado, scientists found that conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome (ADHD), bipolar disorder, and even...
Body clock disruption is common in mental health diseases
Scientists from the University of California, Irvine found that anxiety, autism, schizophrenia and Tourette syndrome each have their own distinguishing characteristics, but one factor...
Common sleep and anxiety drug may cause addiction, study finds
In a recent study at Yale University, researchers found that a class of drugs called benzodiazepines that helps treat anxiety and insomnia may lead...
This study finds a major cause of social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety can be a highly debilitating psychiatric disorder with negative impacts on the individual’s relationships and working life.
In a recent study published in Molecular...
Chemical imbalance theory of depression: clearing up some misconceptions
The scale of the response to our recent study finding that there was no support for the idea that low serotonin causes depression –...