New research discovers the major limitation to performing exercise is an individual's perception of his or her ability and desire to do it.
A study of 5,167 Canadians, reported in the open-access journal ...
Surprisingly, in spite of their universal health care system which facilitates access to free dementia care, older adults in the United Kingdom are less willing to undergo dementia screening than their counterparts in ...
In a national clinical trial, adolescents with moderate to severe depression first given a placebo treatment and then an antidepressant medication -- alone or in combination with psychotherapy -- responded just as well over ...
New research suggests health visitors can be trained to identify women with postnatal depression and offer effective treatment.
Additionally, telephone peer support (mother to mother) may reduce the risk of developing postnatal depression ...
New research reveals the brain activity that underlies our tendency to "follow the crowd."
The study, published by Cell Press in the the journal Neuron, provides intriguing insight into how human behavior can be ...
By the time they have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, many patients' decision-making ability is so impaired that they cannot give informed consent to participate in research studies.
Close family members are left with ...
Chalk up another benefit to being active, as even meager levels of physical activity can improve the mood of people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as bipolar disorder, major ...
Starbucks addicts beware -- high caffeine consumption could be linked to a greater tendency to hallucinate, a new research study suggests.
People with a higher caffeine intake, from sources such as coffee, tea ...
There is no strong evidence either way for several herbal remedies commonly taken to relieve troublesome menopausal symptoms. And for some, there is hardly any evidence at all.
Between 30 percent and 70 ...
A new analysis of prior studies suggests the use of antidepressant medications by patients with fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with a reduction in pain, sleep disturbances and depressed mood and improvement of health-related quality of life. ...
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