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A new assessment can help patients suffering from traumatic brain injury, aneurism, dementia, stroke and more between ages 18-74, experts say. The test is suitable for measuring concentration, memory retention, motor performance, language skills and sp…

There’s more bad news for job seekers with a scandal-hit company like Lehman Brothers or Countrywide Mortgage on their résumés.

Patients with depression are nearly 6 times more likely to die within 6 months after a heart attack than those without depression. The increased risk of death in patients with depression persists up to 18 months after the heart attack. But despite the …

What’s in a name? Doctors have found that the name of the drug you are prescribed significantly influences how the patient sees the treatment. Now in a significant shift, the world’s major psychiatry organizations are proposing to completely change…

What would happen to all those millions of Snickers fans if their favorite chocolate bar was temporarily out of stock?

Suppose you grabbed a few cookies before heading out to the grocery store and start to feel guilty or ashamed about breaking your diet.

Past research shows physical beauty can be detrimental to women applying for masculine jobs.

Emotional support may protect against the negative effects of increasing poverty by offering a measure of empowerment to cope with problems.

For many patients, it’s the realization that he or she will lose their body that they finally appreciate how truly wonderful it is.

Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and three other institutions have identified what may be the molecular pathway underlying bipolar I (manic depressive) disorder…