A new Norwegian study suggests small children who grow up in a stressful environment are more vulnerable than others to develop emotional problems. Researchers discovered maternal distress symptoms, family stress and lack ...

Grief is a difficult emotion that most will experience as a component of life. Typically the feeling is encountered as we cope with the death of a loved one. In time, ...

A provocative new research study suggests memory loss may be linked to a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Loss of memory with advanced age is a significant problem within most societies, and appears particularly ...

A new Australian study finds that obese people feel "a culture of blame" against them, which they say has been made worse by media reports about the health risks of obesity. Researchers at Monash University in ...

A new study by UCLA cellular neuroscientists illuminates the mechanisms that underlie long-term memory. Scientists believe the research, centered on an unusual subject, has the potential to aid the treatment of long-term memory disorders. "The ...

A new study suggests analysis of brain activity among normal adults may provide clues as to how individuals might behave during a psychotic episode. The study, in the The Journal of Neuroscience, related the brain activity ...

New research discovers stressful events during childhood play a major role in the later development of significant health conditions. German researchers found dramatic life events such as the death of a family member, serious illnesses ...

A new study focuses on the psychosocial influences such as stress, depression and trauma among people infected with HIV. According to background information, these issues have been neglected in biomedical and treatment studies yet they are ...

New research discovers a commonly recognized gene that places one at risk for Alzheimer's disease does not discriminate between blacks and whites. Florida State University Psychology Professor Natalie Sachs-Ericsson and graduate student Kathryn Sawyer found that ...

A new trend on college campuses (and in some professions) is the use of stimulant medications such as methylphenidate (MP)--either legally or illegally--to improve attention and focus. However, the effect of the medications on the ...