"Scientists are mapping the pathways that link emotion to health. The challenge for the rest of us is to put the discoveries to work." This is the lead blurb ... Read More

A recent study conducted by University of Washington and University of Michigan researchers found that Americans had 'a strong need for spiritual support and a positive outlook' in coping with ... Read More

Social Phobia or SAD is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by extreme fear, anxiety, or distress when exposed to a social gathering or when doing something before a group ... Read More

American adults report feeling sad, blue, or depressed about 3 days a month, according to a study published in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. Some interesting trends: ... Read More

The full U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued a statment on Thursday supporting putting warning labels on antidepressants. The labels would warn of an increased risk of suicidal ... Read More

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration commission voted yesterday to recommend that the FDA require makers of SSRI antidepressants to add a "black box" label warning that the drugs can ... Read More

Most of us have a desire to connect with others, especially others who are like them in some way. Life can be more interesting if we don't limit our friendships ... Read More

Some members of congress charged yesterday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hindering a congressional probe into whether the FDA suppressed a possible link between antidepressant use and ... Read More

Cymbalta, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat major depression, has been now been granted approval to treat pain from diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Read more ... Read More

Alzheimer’s dementia is a neurologic disorder characterized by a progressive and irreversible cognitive decline associated with impairment in functioning. The cognitive deterioration consists of memory impairment. Initially there is recent ... Read More

New brain research has discovered that the reading disorder Dyslexia affects different parts of the brain in Chinese than in Westerners. Scientists had assumed that all dyslexics were similar, ... Read More

Brain scans of volunteers playing a game revealed that a region of the brain associated with satisfaction was activated when players got revenge on someone who had cheated them. ... Read More