A new animal research from the Ohio State University Medical Center found that exposure to dim lighting at night such as that generated by a TV screen, computer or night-light may lead to depressive symptoms.
University at Buffalo researchers have found a link between the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks mixed with alcohol and casual, risky sex among college-age adults.
A recent analysis carried out by researchers from Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology finds that stress in women suffering from breast cancer can cause the cancer to spread to the bones.
According to researchers from the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, caregivers of stroke survivors are at risk for developing depression and complications from chronic stress.
Although internet usage and social networking sites have been associated with youngsters for all the wrong reasons, a latest study says that it might not be the case with older people. Social networking sites are known to cause depression, loss of confidence and isolation in youngsters. But according to the latest research, which is based on a survey of almost 8,000 men and women aged over 50, the elderly are less likely to be diagnosed with depression compared with non-users. While it is a comm...
There is an extraordinary trend in mental illness: an increase in the prevalence of reported anxiety disorders of more than 1,200 percent since 1980.
Catching a good 8 hours of sleep at night is important because a disturbed sleep at night ruins the whole of the next day with fatigue.
Researchers are saying that "most existing therapies are not designed to treat co-existing psychological problems and are therefore not very successful in helping children with complex emotional issues."
Growing old certainly means more than just physical aging.
A Switzerland study has revealed that sexual dysfunction is more frequent among young men.
Facebook has more than 900 million registered users and more than 70 percent of adolescents use popular social networking sites including Facebook.
ccording to an UCLA study, nearly four million California adults in households with children, as well as low-income Latinos, could not afford to put sufficient food on the table during the recent recession.
Effects of weather conditions on humans has not been taken seriously and a new study speaks of grave consequences like suicides during summer
A new study, done by researchers at Penn State and University College London, claims that children who are exposed to community violence continue to exhibit a physical stress response up to a year after the exposure.
Growing number of teenaged girls and women are chasing the idea of 'perfect looks,' thanks to the media portrayal of the 'beautiful' women.