A new European study finds that cognitive behavioral therapy in conjunction with antidepressants does not provide additional benefit to adolescent patients. The finding is contrary to National Institute for Health and Clinical ...

A UK researcher has received funding for a five-year study of Parkinson's disease that seeks to expand a new model on how and why nerve cells die. Dr. Lynn Bedford, of the University of Nottingham ...

A new University of Michigan study attempts to nail down why some people experience a positive effect when they receive a 'sham' treatment while others fail to respond to the same intervention, or even feel ...

Contrary to popular belief, not all children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are treated with medications. And according to a study released on Friday, ...

Researchers report high school theater programs can strengthen adolescent emotional skills. In a unique study, researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign conducted open-ended interviews and observations to gain an in-depth understanding of one setting—a ...

Researchers discover people with bipolar disorder -- or manic depression -- suffer from an accelerated shrinking of their brain. The study shows for the first time that bipolar disorder -- a ...

University of Minnesota researchers discovered a drug originally developed to fight tuberculosis may help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder make more progress in therapy sessions. Now they want to see if this drug ...

Scientists have identified a brain chemical that appears to help animals cope with 'behavioral despair' caused by inescapable stress. Researchers studying the brains of mice identified a gene-regulating protein that triggers the ...

A recent laboratory study suggests use of the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Ritalin by young children may cause long-term changes in the developing brain. Although the changes were observed to gradually ...

Statins are a class of pharmaceuticals known for effectiveness in lowering cholesterol and stabilizing the cardiovascular system lowering the risk for disease. New research suggests a particular statin, simvastatin, reduces the incidence of Alzheimer's disease ...