US headache sufferers get $1 billion worth of brain scans each year
One in eight visits to a a doctor for a headache or migraine end up with the patient going for...
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Female doctors spend more time than male doctors on parenting, household tasks
A new study finds gender differences in parenting and household labor persist among a group of highly motivated physician-researchers in...
Read moreDetailsNot so blue? Study suggests many Americans less depressed
Fewer Americans may be feeling the blues, with rates of depression in people over 50 on the decline, according to...
Read moreDetailsOut of sync with the world: Body clocks of depressed people are altered at cell level
Every cell in our bodies runs on a 24-hour clock, tuned to the night-day, light-dark cycles that have ruled us...
Read moreDetailsThe brain-gut connection: A link between depression and common hospital-acquired infection
Adults with depression and who receive certain types of anti-depressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile, a costly...
Read moreDetailsDoes motherhood dampen cocaine’s effects?
Mother rats respond much differently to cocaine than female rats that have never given birth, according to new University of...
Read moreDetailsYoga proves to reduce depression in pregnant women, boost maternal bonding
It’s no secret that pregnancy hormones can dampen moods, but for some expectant moms, it’s much worse: 1 in 5...
Read moreDetailsFreud’s theory of unconscious conflict linked to anxiety symptoms
An experiment that Sigmund Freud could never have imagined 100 years ago may help lend scientific support for one of...
Read moreDetailsBias found in mental health drug research presented at major psychiatric meeting
When thousands of psychiatrists attend their field's largest annual meeting each year, the presentations they hear about research into drug...
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