It's well established that people who feel socially isolated, or as though they don't belong, have worse mental health than those who feel socially connected. But in a study recently published in the Australian & New Zealand ...
Sep 6, 2017
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Men with problem and pathological gambling addictions are more likely to have suffered childhood traumas including physical abuse or witnessing violence in the home, according to new research.
Aug 2, 2017
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Researchers at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2017 in London have highlighted the impact stressful life events can have on brain function.
Jul 17, 2017
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Distressing events like the recent terrorist attack in Manchester affect us all in different ways. While adults often have enough life experience to be able to take a long-term perspective towards such disasters, children ...
May 25, 2017
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New research findings often garner great attention. But when other scientists follow up and fail to replicate the findings? Not so much.
Apr 4, 2017
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New research has highlighted the potential gender gap in stress, with women reporting higher stress from life events such as death of a loved one, illness, losing their smartphone and Brexit.
Mar 15, 2017
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In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the University of Washington's School of Social Work have released new findings this month on the health and aging of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults in the ...
Feb 14, 2017
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If you could do something to decrease your risk of memory failure, to increase your self-confidence, to be a better public speaker, to improve your brain, to help you deal with back pain, to bust out of your comfort zone, ...
Jan 17, 2017
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Rod Martin remembers when humour wasn't serious business.
Jan 13, 2017
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Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals. This biomarker can hopefully be used in ...
Dec 8, 2016
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