The Mediterranean diet has already been shown to be great for a person’s physical health, but new research finds that following the Mediterranean diet also can lift your mood.<...
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face more than triple the odds of bruxism, otherwise known as teeth grinding, a new study finds.
More than 320,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose during the past decade, according to a new study reported May 8 in JAMA Psychiatry.
What’s more, the death rate accelerated during the ...
Parents striving to be “perfect” will never attain that goal, and the aim isn’t even healthy for their families, a new study says.
The risks of striving for perfection are such that researchers have now created a scale to help parents track their burnout and, if ne...
No one knows what caused the liver and kidney disease that led to Ludwig van Beethoven’s untimely death.
But one popular theory – that high lead levels killed the great composer – should be ruled out, researchers argue in the journal
Parents can be very effective buzzkills for their teens, just by letting kids know they’re being closely watched, a new study reports.
Nearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study.
Overall, these two causes made up nearly a quarter (23%) of parental losses in 2020, almost double the level cited in 1999, accord...
Everyone knows that specific type of sports parent – the over-the-top dad or mom who curses, shouts and even becomes physically aggressive during their kid’s match.
While they might think they’re cheering their kid to victory, such poor sports behavior actually can...
The silent symptoms of stress can be easily overlooked, but they’re important to recognize to protect one’s mental health, experts say.
Visible symptoms of stress are fairly obvious – irritability, anger, impatience, muscle tension.
“You may not be able to ...
The active chemical in magic mushrooms could prove to be a powerful antidepressant, a new review finds.
Psilocybin outperformed a variety of “control” treatments in easing symptoms of depression, researchers reported May 1 in the BMJ.
Those control gro...
At what age does loneliness strike adults the hardest?
A new review maps it out, finding that people are more lonely as young adults, grow less lonely as they approach middle age, and then fall back into loneliness in old age, researchers reported April 30 in the journal...
The benefits of physical fitness for kids spill over into their mental health, new research shows.
Getting plenty of exercise may guard against depressive symptoms, anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study published April 29 in the journal...
Cancer survivors in the throes of loneliness are more likely to die compared to those with companionship, a new study finds.
Further, people who are the most lonely are the most likely to die, results show.
“Loneliness, the feeling of being isolated, is a prevale...
The emotional turmoil caused by a stolen dog is akin to that of a parent losing a child, a new study finds.
The findings support ...
Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, even though odds are high they are struggling with addiction, a new study finds.
National estimates suggest as many as 85% of inmates leave prison with some form of substanc...
Anne Helms is one busy mom, constantly juggling the demands of working from home with parenting two young children.
Despite that whirl of activity, Helms says she often feels isolated and lonely.
“I work from home full time and I actually have a job where I’m o...
“Dream it, be it” might sound like a cliche, but a new study says there’s something to the notion.
Teenagers who set ambitious goals for themselves tend to be more successful as young adults, researchers reported recently in the
Many people with tough-to-treat depression may be trying psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as an alternative to antidepressants.
Thinking that it's a "natural" drug, folks ...
Acne, psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo, alopecia: Any one of these common skin ailments can render a child vulnerable to stigma and bullying at school, new research confirms.
“These chronic skin conditions can be tremendously life-altering, including shaping psychosocial de...
A British study finds that beyond the physical pain and turmoil of an mpox diagnosis, many of the mostly gay and bisexual men infected during the 2022 outbreak faced stigma, homophobia and shame.
Mpox is spread largely through skin-to-skin contact, and the outbreak in E...
Teenagers are frequently bullied about their weight on social media, and the bullying increases with each hour they spend on these si...
Two-thirds of homeless people are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large, new review of data on the subject.
The analysis found that men who are homeless are more likely to be battling mental illness than women, although rates were high for both gender...
In a new study, people living with HIV who got standard meds to keep the virus at bay also had much lower rates of Alzheimer's disease -- suggesting the drugs might also lower risks for ...
Want to feel happier?
Live in or near a place with a rich diversity of nature, a new study says.
Environments with plentiful natural features -- trees, birds, plants and rivers -- are associated with better mental well-being than the more spartan landscapes of subu...
Standardized tests put a lot of pressure on teenagers who want to secure their future and make their parents and teachers proud.
This stress can lead to symptoms like stomach aches, sleep problems, irritability and heightened emotionality, experts say.
But there ar...
Toddlers who grow up near nature are less likely to have emotional issues, even if the green space is just a park or a big back yard, a new study shows.
The more green space there is within three-fourths of a mile from a child's home, the fewer symptoms of
More middle-aged Black and Native Americans are now falling prey to “deaths of despair” than whites, a new study finds.
These deaths -- from suicide, drug overdose and alcoholic liver disease -- initially had been more common among whites.
But a new analysis ha...
Overuse of marijuana is increasingly being linked to dangerous bouts of psychosis, and a new study finds that antipsychotics may be needed to keep such pa...
A good night's sleep is often hampered by caffeine, hunger, alcohol or chronic pain.
Now, America has a new cause of poor sleep: the sound of gunfire on city streets.
A rotten work schedule in young adulthood can affect a person's middle-aged health, a new study finds.
Young adults who worked shifts outside the usual 9-to-5 schedule were more likely to report worse
Massive racial disparities exist in the treatment of pregnancy-related mood disorders in the United States, a new study shows.
White women suffering from ...
People who gamble on sports are more likely to be binge drinkers as well, a new report finds.
Both women and men who bet on sports were at least twice as likely to binge drink compared to non-gamblers, results showed. Further, the odds of binge drinking increased with th...
Patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder tend to see their conditions ease after four months on the ketogenic ("keto") diet, a small pilot study finds.
While no one is saying the diet should replace standard medications, the researchers believe it could provide a...
Expecting or new mothers are much more likely these days to be diagnosed with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, new research shows.
A monthly long-acting injection of buprenorphine can be an easier and more effective therapy for people struggling with opioid addiction, but treatment centers aren't much interested in using it, a new study discovers.
Only one-third of treatment facilities (33%) offer l...
Telehealth might be a more effective way of treating alcoholism than in-person therapy sessions, a new study reports.
Alcoholics who receive treatment through telehealth were more likely to engage in more therapy visits and stick to anti-alcohol medication longer than th...
U.S. rates of suicide by all methods rose steadily for adolescents between 1999 and 2020, a new analysis shows.
During those two decades, over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide, the report found, and there have been sharp increases ...
A genetic mutation that boosts cell function could protect people against Alzheimer's disease, even if they carry another gene mutation known to boost
Ever immersed yourself in a book and lost all sense of the time and place you're currently in?
That's how reading can meld with mindfulness, one neuropsychologist explains.
T...
Suicidal thoughts and contemplation of death haunt the minds of many rural Black men in the United States, a new study reports.
One in three rural Black men said they had such dark thoughts within the past two weeks, University of Georgia researchers found.
These t...
Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.
The devices deliver electric shocks to a patient's skin, in an attempt to stop them from...
Most parents are torn about letting their middle or high school students take a sick day.
"In some cases, the decision to keep kids home from school is clear, such as if the child is vomiting or has a high fever," said
Some people diagnosed with schizophrenia might instead be suffering from a rare visual condition that can cause other people's faces to appear “demonic,” a new study argues.
The condition, called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), can cause others' facial features to appea...
Many teens – especially girls – are affected by body dysmorphic disorder, a condition in which they become obsessed with perceived flaws in their personal appearance, a new study shows.
BDD affects about two in every 100 teens (1.9%), according to a report published ...
A common antiseizure drug used to treat epilepsy, migraines and bipolar disorder does not appear to increase the risk of autism for kids exposed to it in the womb, ...
Stressed out, anxious or desperately needing to recharge?
Grab some knitting needles and a pretty ball of yarn -- Swedish research shows yarncraft improves mental health without medication.
"Knitters have a creative leisure interest that can also help them cope wit...
People with heart disease can stay healthier if they address their emotional problems as well as their physical ailments, a new study says.
<...For the first time, the United States has fallen out of the top 20 spots on the annual world's happiest nations list.
Americans are...
About 1 in every 10 U.S. children ages 5 to 17 has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the latest government statistics.
The data from the National Health Interview Survey covers the years 2020 through 2022 and came from in-p...
People with dementia -- and their caregivers -- need active social lives to stay healthy, a new study reports.
However, researchers found that both dementia patients and their