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Research shows nearly half of all jailed youths in New York City have brain injury

Experts say findings could lead to better training for correction officers on how to deal with the possible symptoms of such trauma.

Stress may make allergy symptoms worse

Study suggests that stress may trigger symptom flare-ups in people with seasonal allergies.

Yoga may help women ease PTSD symptoms

Women enrolled in a small study reported a reduction of post traumatic stress disorder after a series of yoga classes.

Help needed to keep female parolees crime-free

As the female prison population grows, a new study funded partly by the National Science Foundation says more should be done to help women probationers and parolees in poor urban areas remain…

Infants’ hair can offer clues to life in the womb

Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past.It can tell if a person recently used drugs or an athlete was doping.

Transgender health disparities revealed by new study from Harvard

Transgender individuals are medically underserved and their healthcare needs incompletely understood in part because they represent a subpopulation whose health is rarely monitored by U.S.

Adolescent girl’s romantic relationships affect their mental health

A new study reveals that for adolescent girls, having a romantic relationship play out differently than they imagined it would has negative implications for their mental health.

How a hobby could help you get a promotion

Study suggests that workers who have a creative outlet outside the office are more likely to be creative problem solvers on the job.

Forty years on, bullying takes its toll on health and wealth

The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to research by British psychiatrists.

The psychology of being fired

The emotional and physical, but still normal, side effects of losing your job.