April 12th, 2013

Although modern pharmacology has developed formulas to aid people with mental illness, the method by which the drugs actually work is often ...
April 7th, 2013

Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles have paired a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early ...
April 6th, 2013

As much as a decade before most schizophrenia patients begin showing obvious symptoms, brain scans may be able to detect signs of the disease, according ...
April 1st, 2013

Despite a lack of scientific evidence, approximately one-third of parents believe an association exists between the number of vaccines a child receives, ...
March 29th, 2013

Unfortunately, antidepressant drug therapy does not work for everyone. But new research finds that improved identification of genomic predicators -- that is, how a person's genetic makeup ...
March 25th, 2013

Experts still know very little about gender-specific differences in illness, particularly when it comes to disease symptoms, social and psychological factors, and ...
March 23rd, 2013

People with serious mental illnesses — such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression — can lose weight and keep it off ...
March 21st, 2013

New research suggests taking commonly prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy does not impact an infant's growth over the ...
March 20th, 2013

Provocative new research suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells ...