Topic: Mental Health

Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have discovered a novel way in which insulin affects cell metabolism and cell survival...
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The psychology of happiness

By Lila Havens Content provided by . . Everyone wants to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is such a basic human drive that the Founding Fathers ...
Sedgwick County Sheriff Robert Hinshaw says he doesn't want to be warden of a mental hospital.. "But in one respect, I already am," he says. In ...
Mind-altering drugs like LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms could be combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering from depression...
A rare but disturbing trend among some young women has recently come to light in the past few years because of how their bodies light up in an...

Parents, teachers target OCD in kids

For one Santa Monica boy, it first appeared as extreme separation anxiety, while he was in preschool. . Then in the third grade, he began wearing...
A new study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet suggests that bipolar disorder -- or manic-depressive disorder -- does not increase the risk of...
A brain-scanning study reveals that an oral dose of methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, improves impaired brain function and enhances...
The ongoing probe of undisclosed conflicts of interest by the US Senate Finance Committee uncovered numerous instances involving academics, who...