Energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar have become commonplace with the global market for these types of drinks exceeding $3 billion a year. Until recently, research on use of the products has ...

A new report shows that adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of 21 than ...

An intriguing new study suggests children as young as five understand issues regarding integration and separation. The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), confirms that the ethnic composition of ...

New research suggests a link between rigid parenting and increased sexual activity in older teens. Although it is difficult to confirm that controlling mothers and fathers cause kids to have more sex, the findings suggest ...

As the Beijing Olympics rapidly approach, understanding the preparation athletes must go through can be insightful for everyone. And, for the athlete, mental preparation can be just as important as physical training. "This is especially true ...

Although it is common knowledge that regular exercise improves physical and mental well-being, motivating individuals who have a chronic disease to exercise has been a difficult challenge. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers ...

Parents of adolescent children know the challenges of “rounding up the troops” to have a sit-down family dinner. Now, results from a new study provide incentive to make the family meal happen on a regular ...

Unfortuately, a common side effect caused by the use of antidepressants is sexual dysfunction, a condition that spans gender. Treatment-related sexual dysfunction is a major influence for early discontinuation of antidepressant treatment, which can lead ...

A new European study finds that coronary heart disease is associated with a lower performance in mental skills such as reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency. The study of 5837 middle-aged Whitehall civil servants also found that ...

Criticism is difficult for most as no one enjoys being told that their behavior is harmful to themselves or others. A common response is to become defensive when confronted with evidence that behavior is irrational, ...