Ohio State University researchers are discovering that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells. The research ...

According to some, you are what you watch when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people. A new paper provides additional evidence that violent media ...

A new study finds that many women separated from abusive partners still experience high-disability chronic pain after almost two years. As background information for the study, Canadian researchers explain that despite ample evidence that chronic ...

A new study finds that men and women who have tried to kill themselves and are suffering from major depression, bipolar disorder (sometimes known as manic depression) or ...

Researchers have discovered an elevated level of a specific compound in the brain may be important for problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia. The finding suggests that drugs used to suppress the compound, called kynurenic ...

Animal research suggests high levels of social support may provide some protection against strokes by reducing the amount of damaging inflammation in the brain. Researchers at Ohio State University found that male mice that ...

Results from a new study show that one of the most widely used herbal supplements for improving memory and cognition has no impact on the development of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. The $30 million, ...

Why do so many of us give up on those New Year's resolutions to lose weight or curb luxury spending? A new study says it has to do with the way our goals intersect with ...

A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the rate of progression of Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Growth hormone is naturally produced in the ...

A new study suggests a psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients not only improves their health -- it actually increases their chance of survival. Researchers at Ohio State University’s Comprehensive Cancer ...