Sexuality is an important part of life for older adults, according to responses garnered by the first comprehensive national survey of sexual attitudes, behaviors and problems among older adults in ...

A new study suggests excessive emotional reactions can characterize adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD). NIMH-funded researchers discovered adults with borderline personality disorder displayed extreme reactions when looking at words with unpleasant meanings compared to healthy ...

Government researchers have made inroads into understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as lab advancements on mice demonstrates a strong genetic component. NIH scientists were able to reverse the mice behaviors with ...

New research suggests that online interactive game-playing, such as World of Warcraft, is not only "highly socially interactive" for most players, but on average, 1 in 3 players have ...

On Sunday, the governing council of the American Psychological Association (APA) approved a resolution that prohibits psychologists from participating in interrogations where torture is being used. The approved resolution condemns and absolutely prohibits psychologists from planning, designing, ...

Researchers have proved for the first time that the immune system can combat the pathological form of tau protein, a key protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The protein accumulates into harmful ...

A recently published study suggests non-medicinal interventions are highly effective in preventing the behavioral and academic problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study, titled “Project Achieve”, was ...

Is modern medicine poised to replicate devices used by Dr. McCoy on the Starship Enterprise? Researchers from the Institute of Physics believe we will soon be able to diagnose the onset of many brain diseases ...

Women who keep quiet during a marital argument are four times more likely to die earlier than women who express themselves freely during such arguments, according to recently published research. The ...

According to new research, lovers, especially those madly in love, do much better -- almost immediately -- following a breakup than they imagined they would. In other words, participants who ...