May 6th, 2013

Early childhood adversity -- such as maltreatment, exposure to domestic violence, or living with another person with serious mental illness -- may carry heavy consequences from generation to generation, ...
May 5th, 2013

Amidst the heavy emotional toll of taking care of a loved one with schizophrenia, new research reveals that, for many family members, there ...
May 5th, 2013

A new study reports that babies whose growth in the womb is at either end of the extreme -- either very small ...
May 5th, 2013

Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their risk of heart disease increases, according to new research.
"Young adults ...
May 4th, 2013

In what may seem an unusual finding, teens with high blood pressure appear to be better psychologically adjusted and enjoy a higher ...
May 4th, 2013

New research shows that self-affirmation can protect against the damaging effects of stress on problem-solving.
According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, self-affirmation is the process of identifying ...
May 4th, 2013

A new study reveals that practitioners of meditation experience changes in gene expression that are the exact opposite of what occurs during the "flight ...
May 3rd, 2013

New research suggests there may be a reason for the wide-eyed expression that often accompanies the perception of a fearful event.
Researchers believe the facial characteristics may enlarge ...
May 3rd, 2013

A new UK study finds that exercise is not effective in reducing the burden of depression among elderly nursing home residents.
Although exercise is ...
May 3rd, 2013

New research finds prevention programs which target teen girls at high risk for pregnancy can provide substantial benefit.
Experts from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing found ...