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When people learn they are predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, any depression or anxiety is not long lasting, a new study indicates.

These findings help address a longstanding debate about whether…

While attending university, men are equally likely as women to have been victims of physical or emotional violence, and that violence is often…

After a lifetime of undiagnosed bipolar disease, Joel Kobren could no longer handle the mounting pressure of unemployment and looming eviction. On Dec. 17,…

If you’re feeling down, it can be hard to tell if you’re experiencing a temporary case of the blues or a serious depression. Now a…

It’s well known that those who suffer from mental illness can benefit greatly from an active lifestyle. But most of the existing research focuses almost solely on physical…

For the first time, an international group of researchers has found genetic evidence linking schizophrenia to a specific region of DNA – on chromosome 6. This is…

People with a family history of depression, anxiety and alcohol and drug dependence are not only likely to develop these conditions, but tend to suffer more seriously and need more treatment,…

At 81, Alberta Sabin’s mind is not as sharp as it used to be, and she knows it.

She frequently misplaces common items, forgets names and appointments, some of…

As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now,…

Acupressure and Montessori-based activities decrease agitation in institutionalized residents with dementia, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Nonpharmacological interventions such as acupuncture, Montessori methods, and massage…

A trio of genome-wide studies – collectively the largest to date – has pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of…

An international research consortium has discovered that many common genetic variants contribute to a person’s risk of schizophrenia and explain at least a third of the risk…

A study in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep…

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have played a major role in an international effort that has shown, for the first time, that…

A multi-national group of investigators, including a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has discovered that nearly a third of…

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, have discovered a new brain mechanism involved in alcohol addiction involving the stomach hormone ghrelin. When ghrelin’s actions in the brain are blocked,…

The mortality rate among schizophrenics is four times higher than in the general population, with suicide being the No. 1 cause of death, followed by cancer, according to a new study.

An international team of scientists has identified a variant of a potassium channel that affects patients with schizophrenia. The results, published in the journal Nature Medicine, show how the expression of…

Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette’s syndrome are underway at multiple medical…

Older people with impaired thinking or “cognitive” function are at greater risk of dying within a few years than those with intact cognitive function, new research from the UK confirms.

Over the years, research has shown that Latino youth face numerous risk factors when integrating into American culture, including increased rates of alcohol and substance use and higher…

Children who live in Afghanistan are particularly affected every day by a multitude of war time stressors which increase the likelihood of developing PTSD: trauma, child labor, and family and…

Symptoms of depression increase older people’s likelihood of becoming cognitively impaired, and this risk is especially high for men, a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics…

Schizophrenia, a chronic and debilitating disorder marked in part by auditory hallucinations and paranoia, can strike in late adolescence or early adulthood at a time when people are ready…

People with schizophrenia are four times as likely to die from all causes and are 50 percent more likely to die from…