Stay up nights with the British writer as she takes on insomnia.

Football announcers care about brain injuries. But they often lack the vocabulary to talk about them. Chris Nowinski has a new program that’s trying to help them.

Mouse studies show tiny intercellular pods convey to sperm a legacy of a father’s hard knocks in life

People who travel internationally as part of their work are more likely to engage in risky behaviour while away from home, according to a new study by Kingston University, Affinity Health at Work and International SOS Foundation. While 67 per cent of international business travellers surveyed reported being more engaged with their jobs due to travel, the research by occupational psychology expert Dr Rachel Lewis from Kingston Business School and Affinity...

It's a year since movie mogul Harvey Weinstein checked himself into a sex addiction clinic after the flood of rape and sexual harassment allegations that gave rise to the Me Too movement. The BBC's Sangita Myska has been meeting people who say they've suffered from sex addiction, in order to understand whether it really exists, and if so, what it is.

I've had this issue recently where I have difficulty describing what I do with one label. What am I? And what do other people know? Does everyone understand the difference between a therapist and a psychologist? How about a social worker and a life coach? In this video, I try to break down a few common job titles that you might hear in psychology and the mental health field in order to explain their differences (and similarities, in some cases).

When my friend Kenny's nana died of dementia, he'd already mourned her twice. The first time, he was shopping for her birthday present. He'd settled on a watch, but didn't know what kind, what brand or how much he should spend. He considered the expensive option, the watch he thought she deserved, but then he remembered: His nana had dementia. Usually she'd try and return presents, convinced others had left them behind.

Robert King spent 29 years living alone in a six by nine-foot prison cell. He was part of the “Angola Three”—a trio of men kept in solitary confinement for decades and named for the Louisiana state penitentiary where they were held. King was released in 2001 after a judge overturned his 1973 conviction for killing a fellow inmate. Since his exoneration he has dedicated his life to raising awareness about the psychological harms of solitary confinement.

Boys and young men who are obsessed with building muscle have more mental health issues than researchers and healthcare professionals have previously recognized. A new study from NTNU and Harvard University shows that young men who are overly preoccupied with building muscle have a significantly higher risk of...

By Emma Young. More research is needed into people who experience “high functioning after depression”.

Findings open new avenues for the research of neurodegenerative disorders

Graham Morant stood to receive A$1.4m (£770,000; $1m) from his wife's life insurance policy.

Researchers and autistic artists are exploring immersive visuals to study and simulate autism traits

This week's blog post looks at Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, why it's so hard to diagnose, and what can be done about it.

Evidence is ‘compelling’ that organophosphates increase risk of reduced IQs, memory and attention deficits, and autism for prenatal children

The surprising link between narcissism and impostor syndrome

Brain changes, visible on scans, are also associated with Alzheimer’s precursors

Psychology researchers in Ireland have shed new light on why volunteering is associated with reduced depressive symptoms.

A University of Kent study into postnatal depression (PND) found the odds of developing this condition increased by 79% when mothers had baby boys compared to baby girls. Overall the researchers identified that women who give birth to males are 71-79% more likely to develop PND. Furthermore, women whose births had complications were 174% more likely to experience PND compared to those women who had no complications.

Smoking, obesity, limited physical activity and a less healthy diet are among factors that strongly predict the likelihood of depression. That likelihood increases with each additional risk factor a person possesses.

Appendectomy decreases risk of the neurodegenerative disease, though we can’t yet explain why

Most of the 800 veterinarians surveyed feel ethical qualms when pet owners ask them to euthanize animals that could be treated, or when owners ask to keep pets alive who will suffer needlessly.

Hints at potential treatments for age-related dementia and memory loss

The deadly car explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday that killed three people, including a toddler, was a targeted murder-suicide by a depressed father, authorities said early Thursday. Jacob Schmoyer killed his 2-year-old son, Jonathan, and friend David Halman, 66, when he used a homemade explosive device inside his car on Saturday. A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a press conference that Schmoyer sent letters to the Allentown Police Department outlining his plans to kill both Halman and his son.

The internet could be fuelling a rise in new conditions such as cyberchondria and cyberhoarding, experts have warned. While researchers say most internet use is benign, it can lead some people to develop problems. Now experts are calling for more research to understand the range of problems that exist, who might be at risk, and how individuals can be helped.

One night about five years ago, just before bed, I saw a tweet from a friend announcing how delighted he was to have been shortlisted for a journalism award. I felt my stomach lurch and my head spin, my teeth clench and my chest tighten. I did not sleep until the morning. Another five years or so before that, when I was at university, I was scrolling through the Facebook photos of someone on my course whom I vaguely knew. As I clicked on the pictures of her out clubbing with friends, drunkenly laughing, I felt my mood sink so fast I had to sit back in my chair. I seemed to stop breathing.

We often feel unsure about what to say to a friend with a serious illness, so we fall back on clichés.

For chronic pain sufferers, it may be smart to let sleeping dogs lie, a new University of Alberta study suggests. Contrary to blanket medical advice, shooing Fido out of the bedroom may not help people with long-term pain get a better night’s sleep, said researcher Cary Brown of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. “Typically, people who have pain also have a lot of sleep problems, so usually if they ask their health-care provider about a pet, they’re told to get the pet out of the bedroom. But that standard advice can actually be damaging.”

'There haven’t been any new drugs last 15 years, so it’s very promising to have uncovered a reason why some of that research may have failed'

As told by a 20-something graduate student.

Violent video game play by adolescents is associated with increases in physical aggression over time, according to a new meta-analysis.

People can die simply because they’ve given up, life has beaten them and they feel defeat is inescapable, according to new research. The study, by Dr John Leach, a senior research fellow in the University of Portsmouth’s Department of Sport and Exercise Science, is the first to describe the clinical markers for ‘give-up-it is’, a term used to describe what is known medically as psychogenic death.

That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… It’s an adage that’s backed up in part by studies of people who’ve been through a trauma, such as a car accident or a robbery. While it’s true that around 7-8 per cent of trauma survivors develop chronic PTSD and experience persistent intrusive, unwanted memories of the event, most people recover quickly, and some even report better mental health than they had before (generally when the trauma has been moderate, rather than severe).

The Netherlands is pioneering new ways to treat dementia, with sensory aids, soothing music and other tools to calm and nurture patients.

Refugee children on Nauru are facing an unprecedented health crisis and are at a real risk of death, three whistleblowers have warned. One healthcare worker recently employed on Nauru told 7.30 some of the children are using Google to research ways to die. Leaked documents compiled by immigration workers and obtained by 7.30 reveal a shocking spate of recent self-harm incidents.