A new study suggests abnormalities in the white matter of the brain appear to influence the development of schizophrenia. The study, led by Professor Phillip McGuire and Dr Sophia Frangou, at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London discovered

A research team has found a mutation on human chromosome 16 increases risk for schizophrenia by more than eight-fold for some individuals. The mutation in question is what scientists call a copy number variant ...

New research has determined that one in 10 adolescent boys have symptoms of conduct disorder, as well as a problem gambling.Scientists from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) found as the number of conduct ...

A new research effort may overturn some traditional beliefs on depression. Scientists from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine believe the reason a majority of individuals fail to obtain relief is that the drugs are designed to treat ...

A new study discovers people are naturally more fair and charitable when they are in clean-smelling environments.The research found a dramatic improvement in ethical behavior with just a few spritzes of citrus-scented Windex.Katie Liljenquist, assistant professor of organizational ...

The epidemic of attention deficit problems has led experts to review activities that appear to be related to the disorder. Excessive couch-behavior -- watching television and playing video games for an extended period -- has often been viewed as ...

A Chinese study has found that people exposed to higher levels of pesticides were more likely to experience suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out in central/coastal China, a relatively wealthy area with a rapidly developing economy.Rural community ...

Officials in the United Kingdom (UK) report a large surge in the prescription of antidepressant medications. The increased utilization appears to be tied to individuals continuing to take the medications for ...

Professionals acknowledge that a history of seizures during infancy increases the risk for development of schizophrenia later in life.A new study among animal models reveals antiepilectic drug treatments (AED) administered when the brain ...

A new study finds an association between depression, anxiety disorders, sexual trauma and lower urinary tract symptoms.The medical disorders include incontinence and overactive bladder although the exact nature of the correlations is unknown. ...

A new study by UK scientists suggest the stress levels at work peak when we reach about 50 to 55 years of age and decrease as we head toward retirement. However, experts at the University ...

Have you ever noticed that opinions expressed by individuals over the media seem to slant toward the extreme? If so, your observation confirms a new study that discovers individuals with relatively extreme opinions are more willing ...

Researchers have finally proved that women have superior skills when it comes to distinguishing emotions.Université de Montréal scientists determined women are better at identifying emotions such as fear and disgust, and are generally better than men at processing auditory, ...

For centuries, experts have observed the beneficial effects of music for patients with neurological disorders. Scientists have proved that music promotes long-term memory, social interaction and communication for patients with severe neurological disorders.However, researchers continue to search for a ...

Unfortunately, a diagnosis of cancer is often associated with depression in the older adult. The double whammy has debilitating effects on an individual's quality of life both during and after treatment. To address this, University of Washington ...

Although the popular inclination is to portray baby boomers as whiners, complainers and narcissists, a new study suggests the interpretation may be erroneous. University of Massachusetts at Amherst psychology professor Susan Krauss Whitbourne says the 50-somethings are getting a ...

A research team from the University of Illinois at Chicago plans to use cutting-edge technology to study early-stage Parkinson's disease. They hope that tests using functional and high-resolution structural brain imaging will reveal new clues about ...

Wondering why your man wasn't interested in sex after McCain's defeat in the 2008 U.S. presidential election?A new study from researchers at Duke University and the University of Michigan found that young men who voted for the Republican candidate John

A new research studies illuminates how our body regulates neurotransmitters, the chemicals that relay, amplify, and modulate signals between nerve cells. Neurotransmitters include norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine. Current drug treatments for depression target the regulatory process for neurotransmitters. ...

A new UCLA study finds that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to improve decision-making and reasoning after a week of surfing the Web.Scientists believe the interaction triggers key centers in the brain that control ...