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The Swedish government is investigating a change of legislation to make surrogate motherhood permitted in Sweden.

Physicians in training are at high risk for suicidal ideation (thoughts) during their internship year. In an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry, Constance Guille, M.D.

For the first time, researchers have identified two genetic variants that interact to alter the brain responses to high-calorie foods, a tie that could aid in the development of targeted treatments for obesity and overweight. Researchers found that two…

In the long term, cognitive behavior therapy is more effective at treating seasonal affective disorder that light therapy, considered the gold standard, a study found. Two winters after the initial treatment, 46 percent of research subjects given light…

In a new study using a body-swapping illusion, women shown images of themselves in virtual reality with a skinny belly estimated their body size more accurately compared to their estimates of…

A drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be a significantly better treatment alternative for post-traumatic stress disorder than current therapies, according to new…

Young adults are more envious than their elders — and about more things.”Mirror, mirror, on the wall – who’s the fairest of them all?” New research doesn’t have an answer to that.

Study of online writing included nearly 1,300 veterans.In a study of nearly 1,300 returning veterans reporting reintegration problems, those who completed online expressive-writing sessions…

Philosopher Thomas Hobbes called it “the lust of the mind.” Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt said it was “the most useful gift.” And, yes, we all know what killed the cat.

The brain’s immune system could potentially be harnessed to help clear the amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. The findings are the culmination of years of investigation after a surprising discovery while …