People living alone are 80% more likely to develop depression than any other social group. Finnish researchers studied 3,500…
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The use of weak electrical currents to stimulate the brain is a safe treatment for depression and might even improve attention and reduce pain elsewhere in the body, an Australian study has found. Medical…
Oscilliations produced by the brain are associated with sleep, navigation and cognition and can be used to diagnose neurological…
There has been widespread media coverage over over the past ten days about the tragic deaths of a man and his son at the Story Bridge in Brisbane. The Brisbane Council was quick to announce it would fund…
Like death metal and grunge before it, emo music has copped more than its fair share of criticism since it rose to prominence a decade ago. Rather than being seen as an outlet for young people to express…
People with major depression and anxiety are 75% more likely to have a heart rate condition linked to cardiovascular disease - regardless of whether they are taking antidepressants, new research shows…
Meditation has traditionally been associated with Eastern mysticism but science is beginning to show that cultivating a “heightened” state of consciousness can have a major impact on our brain, the way…
Want to quit smoking, lose weight, manage your diabetes or get a good night’s sleep? No worries. There’s an app for all of that. But it’s not always clear which medical apps are based on solid evidence…
People who are experienced with meditation can “switch off” the parts of their brain that are associated with day dreaming…
People with depression or anxiety can see long-lasting improvements by using online therapy programs. Dr Lou Farrer, from…
Women with a history of high blood pressure before pregnancy have a higher risk of depression than women who develop pregnancy-related…
People suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or seasonal depression, take few investment risks during winter…
Depression affects various areas of the brain including the area that controls the feeling of hatred, according to a study…
In early 2009, two 16-year-old Queensland girls tragically hanged themselves within weeks of each other. The girls’ lives were plagued with abuse, self-harm and illicit drug use, and their deaths raised…
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has come a long way since earlier, darker days when it was known as electric shock therapy and conjured images from One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest. But just when it seems…
Voltaire was right when he said “doctors prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less”. Almost 300 years later, this still rings true for depression. Antidepressants…
A study into depression is shedding new light on a fascinating facet of human psychology – our propensity to delude ourselves…
Mental health disorders have a major impact on our ability to function in the home and at work. A third of the population will experience an anxiety disorder in their lifetime, and a fifth will experience…
Whichever way you look at it, men’s health in Australia is uniformly worse than women’s. Men die, on average, five years earlier than women born at the same time and are likely to experience more health…
People who take anti-depressants are more likely to suffer a serious reoccurrence of depression, according to researchers…
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