Experts believe almost three percent of all Americans suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, the difference between a neurotic compulsion and mental illness is a difficult distinction. According to new Tel ...

Stressful experiences in early life can have a long-term impact on a child's health. The conclusion comes from a study revealing impaired immune function in adolescents who, as youngsters, experienced either physical ...

New research supports the admonition that thinking too much, say before purchasing that new car or television, can in fact lead to a less accurate decision. According to a new study in ...

Small or seemingly insignificant actions can help an individual recover from a momentary loss of confidence, suggests a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. For example, the purchase of a ...

New research finds the gap between the happy and the not-so-happy has narrowed significantly over the last three decades. The study, by University of Pennsylvania economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, found ...

A new study offers tantalizing hope that the drug rasagiline can do what no other medication for Parkinson's disease does -- slow the progression of the devastating degenerative brain disease. ...

A new study connects young adults' use of video games to poorer relationships with friends and family -- and the student co-author expresses disappointment at his own findings. The research is based on information ...

Half of family caregivers of people with dementia report some abusive behavior toward the person they are caring for and one-third report "significant" levels of abuse. Researchers believe this is unsurprising, as most people with ...

Nonverbal communication, in the form of facial expressions, may be impaired in people with schizophrenia. Researchers have shown that deficits in nonverbal expressivity in schizophrenia are linked to poor social skills and an unawareness ...

Researchers have identified a relationship between Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," and cognitive impairment in a large-scale study of older people. The importance of these findings lies in the connection between cognitive ...