Psychological/Mental Issues

A modest stroll down the lane each evening may help ward off severe mental decline in older adults, a new Australian study suggests. Moderate physical activity, such as walking 50 minutes a day, three times a week, improved memory and also reduced the risk of dementia, it confirmed.

Women who undergo acute stress during early stages of pregnancy are more likely to deliver children who develop schizophrenia, a psychotic disorder marked by severely impaired thinking, emotions, and behaviors, a study published Thursday suggests.

Most American college students have suicidal thoughts at some point during their lifetime, a new survey from the National Research Consortium of Counseling Centers in Higher Education revealed.

Scientists at the University of Nottingham claim to have taken a giant leap in understanding a common type of dementia by artificially reproducing it for the first time. This work will help them to record the commencement of the disease and see the influence of drugs on victims exhibiting the syndromes of the same.

A latest study led by Dr. Ville Leinonen of the University of Kuopio in Finland has found that an imaging method known as a PETdefine scan may help doctors in detecting “plaques” in the brain. These are an important factor in detecting Alzheimer’s disease.

Regular intake of fatty fish by older adults may help lower their risk of ‘silent’ brain damage that contributes to memory loss and dementia and a higher risk of stroke, a new Finnish study finds.

It is widely known that stress can cause a variety of health disorders. Now, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have claimed to have found fresh insights into the mind-body connection.