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 19th, 2013

Soldiers who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to a new study.
Researchers from the ...
May 19th, 2013

Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement after treatment with ketamine, according to results from a clinical trial.
According to researchers from the ...
May 19th, 2013

New research has shown that kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, reduces the symptoms of anxiety and may be used as a successful alternative treatment ...
May 19th, 2013

For patients with cancer, participating in art, music and dance therapy may help relieve depression and anxiety, according to new research.
"People with ...
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 18th, 2013

New research shows that youths who first drink during puberty are at greater risk for developing later alcohol problems.
"Most ...
May 18th, 2013

When the brain's primary learning center is damaged, new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, a ...
May 18th, 2013

A long-term study provides evidence that the genetic risk for schizophrenia is associated with lower IQ among people who do not develop this disorder.
Schizophrenia is a rare but ...
May 18th, 2013

Middle-aged women who suffer from depression face almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to a 12-year Australian study.
The research, published in Stroke: Journal ...