Psychology & Psychiatry

Use of melatonin linked to decreased self-harm in young people

Medical sleep treatment may reduce self-harm in young people with anxiety and depression, an observational study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests. The risk of self-harm increased in the months preceding melatonin ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Inflammation could be a core feature of depression

People with depression have higher levels of inflammation in their bodies than those without depression, regardless of socioeconomic background, ill health or unhealthy behaviors, a study by King's College London finds.

Health

Hitting the links could be a hole in one for your health

While golfing was once known as the game of kings, the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, says you don't have to be royalty or a professional ...

Health

Q and A: Turmeric for healthier diet, pain relief

I am a breast cancer survivor who still suffers from various aches and pains, including arthritis. A friend told me that her arthritis pain improved after she started taking turmeric. I'm committed to making this new year ...

Health

Study suggests walnuts are bridge to better health as we age

Researchers who reviewed 20 years of diet history and 30 years of physical and clinical measurements have found participants who ate walnuts early on in life showed a greater likelihood for being more physically active, having ...

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