The largest genetic analysis of its kind suggests bipolar disorder is influenced by the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.
Researchers found an association between the disorder and variation in two genes that make components of ...
A new study suggests people taking prescription antidepressants may drive worse than people who aren't taking such drugs, and depressed people on antidepressants have even more trouble concentrating and reacting behind the wheel.
The findings were the conclusions of ...
Unfortunately, when parents learn that their child is diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, a pharmaceutical intervention is often called upon.
New findings from the largest-ever study on the best treatments for ADHD suggests the initial preference ...
For some, today's economy has not changed discretionary use of money, especially for those who don't care what everyone else has.
But for others, casino splurges, not saving enough or buying the latest iPhone on impulse can lead ...
Over the course of the next few decades, NASA is preparing to send humans back to the moon and then on to Mars.
In preparation for the assignments, psychologists are exploring the challenges astronauts will face on ...
A new study suggests that even slight stress and anxiety can substantially worsen a person’s allergic reaction to some routine allergens.
Moreover, the added impact of stress and anxiety seem to linger, causing the second day of a stressed ...
A new study investigates how the body regulates blood pressure in response to daily stress.
“Research shows that two-thirds of patients’ high blood pressure is not controlled despite the best efforts of their doctors. That is ...
According to experts, an estimated 15 million American children are diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about a quarter of them are getting appropriate treatment based on scientific evidence.
Furthermore, many more children are at risk of ...
A new study examined how unmarried college students associate intimacy with the stability of a relationship.
More specifically, investigators studied relational uncertainty -- people’s lack of confidence in their perceptions of relationship involvement.
Researchers evaluated associations between intimacy ...
As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives.
A new study offers new insights into the specific components of emotional memories, suggesting that ...
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