A new research study uses a novel method to measure the psychosocial stress that accompanies the course of daily life. Study participants will wear a device, termed an eWatch, to measure the episodic stress that occurs in ...
A recent federal study discovers the roots of schizophrenia may stem from a faulty on/off switch for a specific gene.
The gene, a key chemical messenger in the brain, is turned on at increasingly high rates during normal ...
A new study finds that nearly 20 percent of candidates for bariatric surgery did not receive initial psychiatric clearance for the surgery.
The report by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers is the first to ...
Although popular opinion may hold that feminism and romance are incompatible, a new study suggests otherwise.
Moreover, the portrayals of unflattering feminist stereotypes -- that tend to stigmatize feminists as unattractive and sexually unappealing -- are unsupported.
The ...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a general term used to describe short-term memory losses greater than normally expected with aging, can compromise the ability to make important medical decisions.
The research from University of Alabama at Birmingham is published ...
New research discovers individuals who suffer from both depression and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often find that use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) relieves both disorders.
The study is published in the current issue of ...
While ADHD has become a prevalent mental condition in childhood and adulthood, new research promises nonpharmaceutical methods to improve learning ability and social skills.
Professor Torkel Klingberg of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, has develop computerized treatment ...
Researchers have discovered a key factor that influences why some individuals eat to live while others live to eat.
Scientists from the University at Buffalo determined people with genetically lower dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps make behaviors and ...
According to a U.S. government agency, approximately 7 percent of full-time workers have had an episode of depression in the past year.
Childcare workers had some of the highest rates of depression, as well as those who ...
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