A matter of the mind
Mind-body medicine: in the realm of the possible but wholly inexplicable, this loose curative system has more takers every day
Striking out strokes
The discovery of a new drug, TPA, provides succour to hapless nervous stroke victims. Most importantly, the drug helps in arresting serious and …
The last frontier
THE CEREBRAL CODE: THINKING A THOUGHT IN THE MOSAIC OF THE MIND·William Calvin· Bradford Book, MIT Press
Fear is the key
harles Darwin spent 20 years perfecting his ideas on evolution and how it operates. What motivated him to channelise his energy and focus for so …
Read this properly
Recognised specifically as a brain disease uptil now, reading disorders are now linked to the language concerned
More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications — an ADHD expert explains what could be driving the trend
Amid the growing online community of newly self-diagnosed people with ADHD, many probably did not actually have the condition
ADHD: Inattention and hyperactivity have been the focus of research — but emotional problems may be the missing link
Many mental health conditions may be linked to a unified, genetically determined problem of “synaptic pruning”
Massive project on African DNA sets out to close the knowledge gap on mental illness
Research on genetic basis of mental illness has so far largely excluded populations that are not of European heritage
Memory, attention difficulties often part of normal life
There are two main reasons healthy adults experience difficulties with their memory and/or attention: highly demanding lives and normal age-…
New drug can reverse failing memory
Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health develops molecule to help those at risk of cognitive problems
Vitamin D deficiency in newborns increases schizophrenia risk
Study affirms link, raises hope for early prevention of disorder by treating deficiency in pregnant women
Mental health insurance likely to reduce stigma
Many suffering from mental disorders avoid treatment due to the stigma attached but IRDA's directive asking insurance companies to provide …
The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here's why
The symptoms of 'schizophrenia' are very real, but experts are looking for a better way to define them
Depression recovery: while some make progress, others fumble in darkness
The World Health Organization says the number of people with common mental disorders is increasing, particularly in lower-income countries
Investing in depression and anxiety treatment could yield huge economic returns
A new study makes the case for scaling up global response to these mental health disorders
Mental dilemma
The first symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in the late 20's, but neuroscientists now believe that the seeds for the disease are sown …
Understanding stress
Stress-related diseases like heart attacks are becoming common. Science is trying to understand how the human body copes with stress
Cause for worry?
BA new study focuses on the link between genetic influence and anxiety leading to varied behaviour among different people
Minding our language
Our brain possesses an in-born ability to communicate, with or without a proper "language". A recent study only confirms this theory
Family bonds
"Troubled children don't need counselling. They need parental love and support." A myth? Not at all, say behavioural scientists
Extreme stress and amnesia
The link has been established: the hormone cortisol plays an active role in memory loss due to stress
Why social media health check must include Global South
There is plenty of evidence showing how social media use can affect youth mental health but studies often omit the developing countries of the …
Depletion of particular brain tissue linked to chronic depression, suicide: Study
Astrocytes, a kind of supportive nerve cells, were found in much lower quantity in people who died by suicide
‘I felt immense grief’: A year on from bushfires, Australian scientists need mental health support
The fires destroyed almost everything on the western half of Kangaroo Island. Most of Kangaroo Island’s glossy black cockatoo population …
Depression, anxiety, trauma stress, bipolarity, schizophrenia: Unaccounted costs of conflicts
New estimates by WHO indicate the world has grossly underplayed the problem