May 21st, 2013

As students prepare for final exams, some will turn to a prescription amphetamine or other stimulant ...
May 20th, 2013

Emerging research shows that exergaming -- using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii) -- can increase ...
May 18th, 2013

The much-anticipated 5th edition of the reference manual mental health professionals use to classify and diagnose mental disorders -- called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- ...
May 17th, 2013

Most moms and dads don't want to be known as "helicopter parents" when their kids go away to college.
Still, a new study ...
May 16th, 2013

Eighty percent, if not more, of the public has experienced back pain. Despite the best technology, the latest in surgical practices and ...
May 16th, 2013

A lack of sleep can literally be a killer as people with insomnia are more apt to initiate suicidal actions.
A new study suggests helping people with ...
May 16th, 2013

New research suggests prayer can be a powerful agent to aid relationship reconciliation.
Florida State University researchers found that praying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more ...
May 16th, 2013

Although the notion of listening to music to improve mood may not come as a surprise, researchers at the University of Missouri found that an individual can indeed ...
May 16th, 2013

A new study looks at the relationship between fluctuations in body weight and personality traits.
Florida State University researchers discovered people who gain weight are ...
May 15th, 2013

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health discovers a pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu may have extreme mental health ...