Mindfulness or Medication: Who will beat Insomnia?
Imagine a country where we no longer have to depend on medication to help manage depression, chronic pain, or insomnia... more...
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All right on the night? Music performance anxiety is more common than you think
“One of the most exhilarating experiences I know of is performing in public, especially when there is a magnificent piano under my fingers, great music in my... more...
Human Eye Contains Natural Compass Called Cryptochrome
Cryptochrome, a naturally occurring protein in the human eye, can help humans navigate. more...
Queensland doctors see mental health cases surge after disasters ;more...
How to manage the psychological effects of natural disasters ;more...
Treat Depression to Boost Diabetes Self-Care: Study
Telephone counselling led to lower blood pressure, more exercise, researchers say ;more...
Light Switches Brain Pathway On-and-Off to Dissect How Anxiety Works
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Scientists Complete Detailed Map of Human Brain
It shows 1,000 anatomical sites, myriad of genetic details, researchers say. more...
Atlas can be found here: http://human.brain-map.org/
Looking at a Loved One’s Photo Takes Away Pain as Well as Drugs.
A new study shows that looking at a photo of a loved one can reduce pain just as well as drugs ;more...
Scary Events Might Also Activate Brain's Reward Center
Mouse study suggests a mechanism for 'thrill-seeking' behavior in humans. more...
Clues May Reveal When a Person Is Faking Remorse
Study finds telltale signs include emotional swings and hesitation when speaking.more...
Being around heavy drinkers may take a health toll.more...
Many get antidepressants for no psychiatric reason.more...
Quality of Family Mealtimes May Affect Kids' Asthma
Keeping dinner conversation free from TV, disruptions linked to better health, study found. more...
Fluctuating Hormones Linked to More Severe Bipolar Symptoms
Premenstrual, postpartum, menopausal mood changes may affect women with disorder: study. more...
'Talk Therapy' Can Alter Brain Activity, Research Shows
Physical changes occur in brains of social anxiety patients receiving psychotherapy. more...
Can Diet Soda Boost Your Stroke Risk?
Researchers find a 61% increased risk among those who drink daily. more...
Too Little Sleep, Too Often, May Harm Your Heart
Expert describes chronic deprivation as a 'ticking time bomb.' more...
Gestures May Help the Brain 'See'
Practical application goes from education to art to air traffic control, expert says. more...
Clinician's Corner Live Kidney Donation
A 36-Year-Old Woman Hoping to Donate a Kidney to Her Mothermore...
Tryptophan and depression: can diet alone be the answer? more...
Community Has a Role in Health of Low-Income Kids Study suggests social connections protect poor teens against smoking, obesity more...
6th Grader David Sukhin Invents 100% Accurate Snow Day Calculator A student invented an online calculator to predict the odds of schools calling snow days -- and in five years, he's never been wrong. more...
Google’s New Art Project Provides High-Definition Tours of International Galleries Using their Street View technology, Google's new Art Project provides free tours of famous art museums around the world. more...
Five Top Universities That Offer Free Courses Online Want to get a college education for free? You may not get a diploma, but the knowledge is all yours from these top universities. more...
Changing Parental Behavior May Help Obese Kids Lose Weight Young children of parents who took classes in nutrition, exercise kept weight off for 2 years. more...
Early abortions don't trigger psychiatric problems more...
Healthy Weight - it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle! more...
Prevalence of Dementia more...
Brisk Walks May Boost Memory in Older Adults: After one year of exercise, hippocampus region was bigger, study finds more...
Stress of War Spurs Changes in Brain Activity, Study Finds: Scans show that regions that control fear, vigilance, emotion affected by deployment more...
Exercise Helps Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms: Swedish study finds active group had much less pain and discomfort, compared to control group more...
Docs Rate Almost 1 in 5 Patients as 'Difficult': Study. Younger, less communicative physicians report more of them more...
Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Linked to Social Status: Race, income, education affect degree of suffering, study finds more...
Seafarers, Gaze at Horizon to Stay Steady: Study finds this trick reduces body sway, and possibly sea-sickness more...
The More Mom Works, the Heavier Her Kids Get: Study. Changes in eating, sleeping habits might explain the trend, researcher says. more...
Kids' Rising Obesity Rates Due to Bad Habits, Not Genes: Study Sedentary lifestyles, poor food choices must be addressed to reverse trend, researcher says. more...
Daily Record-Keeping May Boost Fibromyalgia Care: Tracking symptoms electronically helps doctors evaluate condition, researchers say. more...
Adults With Autism May Not Understand Others' Intentions: They tend to judge other people's mistakes harshly, study finds. more...
Health Tip: Dealing With Hot Flashes: Suggestions for what to do. more...
Matching Language, True Love? Similar speaking styles spark romance, research finds more...
Infants Process Words Much Like Adults, Study Finds. They have the same neural machinery for understanding language, researchers say more...
Jordan Rice, 13, Sacrifices Life to Save Brother in Queensland Flood. When the town of Toowoomba flooded, 13-year-old Jordan Rice bravely asked for his brother to be rescued first more...
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