Brain & Mind
Major Surgery May Speed Up Memory Decline in Older People
For many older adults, major surgery can bring important benefits.
Procedures such as hip replacements can reduce pain and improve mobility, while abdominal surgeries can...
Which Depression Drugs Have the Fewest Side Effects?
Millions of people around the world take antidepressants to help manage depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions.
These medicines can make a major difference...
Quitting smoking could help protect your memory function
Many people know that smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke. What is less widely known is that smoking can...
Could an arthritis drug help people with severe depression?
Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world, affecting hundreds of millions of people.
It can cause persistent sadness, loss...
New depression treatment targets the immune system instead of the brain
For many years, depression has been viewed mainly as a disorder involving brain chemicals. Most commonly prescribed antidepressants work by changing levels of neurotransmitters...
New Blood Test May Help Detect Depression Early
Scientists may be getting closer to developing a blood test for depression, according to a new study that looked at how certain immune cells...
Scientists Find Why People with Schizophrenia Hear Voices
A new study from researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney has provided some of the strongest evidence so far about...
Scientists Find Possible Biological Clue to Depression in Blood
A new study suggests that depression may leave detectable signs in aging immune cells found in the blood. Researchers say these findings could move...
Tiny Neck Device Helps PTSD Patients Recover 100%
Post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly known as PTSD, is a serious mental health condition that can affect people after they experience a terrifying, shocking, or...
Common Pesticide Linked to Lasting Brain Changes in Children
A widely used insecticide may leave lasting effects on children’s brains if exposure happens before birth, according to a major study published in JAMA...
Want More Attention on LinkedIn? Try Celebrating Other People Instead of Yourself
Many people use LinkedIn to share career updates, promote achievements, and build professional connections.
But according to new research from The University of Texas at...
Even ‘Normal’ Vitamin B12 Levels May Not Fully Protect the Aging Brain
Vitamin B12 is an important nutrient that helps the body make red blood cells, maintain healthy nerves, and produce DNA.
Doctors have long used blood...
Popular Reports
Toilet paper stockpiling linked to these personality traits
In a new study, researchers found that people who feel more threatened by COVID-19 and rank highly on scales of emotionality and conscientiousness were...
How anxiety affects your blood pressure – and what you can do
Anxiety is something everyone feels from time to time.
It’s that nervous or uneasy feeling you might get before a big event, a test, or...
COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression
Isolation, social distancing and extreme changes in daily life are hard now, but the United States also needs to be prepared for what may...
Mass school shootings are not caused by mental diseases, study finds
School shootings in the United States have occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at colleges and universities, and on school buses.
In...
This popular supplement may help reduce depression
Foods that broaden the profile of helpful bacteria in the gut are collectively known as probiotics, while prebiotics is compounds that help these bacteria...