A new brain imaging study has found that childhood trauma is linked to widespread white matter changes in people with bipolar disorder, a pattern not seen in major depression. The research suggests ...

Mental health problems can be rooted in a variety and combination of factors, with genetics, biology, individual personality characteristics, and environment being among the principal contributors.

Development could ‘dramatically’ reduce reliance on CT scans, speed up treatment and improve patient flow through emergency ...

Virginia’s behavioral health providers should deepen partnerships with public universities, William & Mary’s Kathleen Jabs and David Gosling write in a guest column.

Team members with the Defense Health Agency’s Operational Medical Systems program management office routinely engage with ...

A new paper looks at how stress affects children's development, and how parents can help protect kids from harm.

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina, led by neuroscientist Onder Albayram, have found that fish oil ...

Deep within the brain, scientists have uncovered a hidden “switch” that may decide whether pain fades away—or lingers for ...

Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a human trial for a blueberry-sized brain ...

Scientists discovered a vitamin A pathway that repairs myelin, raising hope for multiple sclerosis and brain injury ...

Researchers used MRI to show yawning drives cerebrospinal fluid and venous blood out of the skull. This unique flow pattern ...