A new long-term study reveals that among young to middle-aged women death from chronic illness may be significantly reduced if a healthy lifestyle is embraced.
Women aged 34 to 59 years were followed for 24 years with researchers ...
A new study finds that massage therapy may have immediate benefits on pain and mood among patients with advanced cancer.
In a randomized trial of 380 advanced cancer patients at 15 U.S. hospices, improvement in pain and mood ...
A new UK study suggests inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia.
The findings, published this week in the journal Biological Psychiatry, may have implications for the treatment and care ...
The loss of a job or the change from full-time to part-time can do more than take cash from your wallet.
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrates that employment changes profoundly impact mental and ...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is leading a novel clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of online cognitive behavioral therapy to face-to-face group therapy for the treatment of bulimia nervosa.
The online intervention is delivered through ...
Metaphorical language often makes a connection between temperatures and emotions such as loneliness, despair and sadness.
For example, when we hear somebody described as “frosty” or “cold”, we automatically picture a person who is unfriendly and antisocial.
We ...
We all know someone who literally lives to shop. While the behavior in mild forms is a benign activity, obsessive or compulsive shopping can ruin lives.
Compulsive shopping can lead to financial problems, family conflicts, stress, depression, and loss ...
A UCLA psychologist believes she can predict who will develop anxiety disorders years in advance.
Michelle Craske is four years into an eight-year study evaluating 650 students, who were 16 when the study began, to identify risk factors for ...
Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that can cause cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, headaches and daytime sleepiness that can lead to impairment and danger.
Another important side effect of sleep apnea is ...
A comprehensive review of current scientific literature has suggested that antidepressants can help the human body fight cancer by boosting its own immune response, amongst other mechanisms.
Not only this but they can help with side effects from ...
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