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Young veterans are taking their own lives at a higher rate than the civilian population.

Emergency departments may not be the best choice for persons suffering from severe mental illness or emotional distress. According to a new qualitative study by DePaul University School of Nursing researchers, persons in a mental health crisis may be b…

It’s no surprise that a cynical attitude towards the prospect of change makes change harder to implement. But it’s important to understand that cynicism happens at an Individual and workplace-wide level and both must be addressed to get employee buy-in…

Teens with a history of concussions are more than three times as likely to suffer from depression as teens who have never had a concussion, finds a new study.

We tend to perceive a person’s charitable efforts as less moral if the do-gooder reaps a reward from the effort, according to new research.

A brand-new pathway for neuron repair has been discovered that could have implications for faster and improved healing after nerve damage. The research demonstrates, for the first time, that dendrites, the component of nerve cells that receive informat…

Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery of the central nervous system, showing how a key protein gets to the right spot to launch electrical impulses that enable communication of nerve signals to and from the brain.

Researchers are building a digital library of children’s MRI brain scans. The goal is to give physicians a Google-like search system that will enhance the way they diagnose and treat young patients with brain disorders.

Remission from depression is delayed in adults who have experienced childhood physical abuse or parental addictions, a new study has found. Investigators examined a range of factors associated with remission in a sample of 1,128 depressed Canadian adul…

Roadside bombs and other blasts have made head injury the “signature wound” of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Now, researchers are investigating the effect of repeated combat-related blast exposures on the brains of veterans with the goal of i…