Meta-analysis finds non-pharmacological interventions are more effective for easing behavioural symptoms.Paul Biegler reports.

A study finds no deleterious effects on mental health when kids spend their leisure time texting and engaging in other online activities.

Discovery of TOM-1 protein role heralds new directions in the disease fight

Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.

Patterns show places where people who intend to kill themselves go—and give health workers better chances to stop them

Men who are more disturbed by the thought of their own mortality are more likely to stay up past their intended bedtime, according to a new study

Consuming flavonoid-rich items such as apples and tea protects against cancer and heart disease, particularly for smokers and heavy drinkers, according to new research.

You wouldn't think that chess players, who sit for hours on end and only extend their arms from time to time, would struggle with weight loss. But they do. Inside the very real, very bizarre metabolic phenomenon gripping chess.

Recent media reports describe medical professionals treating patients with MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This may seem like an unorthodox approach or the musings of a few fringe figures. While unorthodox, neither is the case. The treatment has been rigorously tested, and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the treatment to progress to Phase 3 clinical trials. It has also received Breakthrough Therapy status.

The teenage boy was sleeping nearly all day. And when he was awake, he felt like he was cut off from reality. What was going on?

Andrew Jones at Miami University and his team of students may have developed a research first.

Laughter has positive psychological, physiological, and immunological impacts on your health. Even trying a "laughing exercise" might just surprise you.

In a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that smarter, more educated people aren’t protected from the disease, but do get a cognitive “head start” that may keep their minds functioning better temporarily.

Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to the first study of its kind which has led to more calls for over-50s to exercise more often. The University of Exeter-led research found that the risk of dementia was 32 per cent lower in people with a high genetic risk if they had followed a healthy lifestyle, compared to those who had an unhealthy lifestyle.

Screen time — and social media in particular — is linked to an increase in depressive symptoms in teenagers, according to a new study by researchers at Montreal's Sainte-Justine Hospital. The research team, led by Dr. Patricia Conrod, investigated the relationship between depression and exposure to different forms of screen time in adolescents over a four-year period.

Doctors are hoping for something to use during routine exams, where most dementia symptoms are evaluated.

The best therapists for silly human problems don’t say a word.

I’ve never seen Game of Thrones, I don’t know what the Scandal is, and I couldn’t name a single “real” housewife. I thought I didn’t watch much television and that taking a 30-day break would be a piece of cake. I was wrong. The average adult watches 2.8 hours per day of television, according to the American Time Use survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Another study puts this number higher, at four hours and 15 minutes each day. I added up all of the viewing at my house, and we were definitely on the high side.

Scientists are gaining insights into why Alzheimer's is more common in women. The answer involves genetics, hormones and sex-related brain differences.

U.S. suicide rates are at their highest since World War II, according to federal data—and the opioid crisis, widespread social media use and high rates of stress may be among the myriad contributing factors.