The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new blood test for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease in ...

While the exact causes of OCD are unclear, researchers know that both genetic and environmental factors play a role in its development. OCD can run in families; studies attribute between 40% to 65% of ...

A large-scale study published in Psychiatry Research suggests that physical activity is associated with better mental health ...

The discovery of genetic mutations like this, and the NSS individuals who are affected by them, also gives us more pointers ...

Changes to our brain during adolescence could predict depression, a world-first Australian study has found. Victorian ...

It is the memory-robbing disease that people fear the most as they age - and it is even more tragic when it strikes early.

At the same time, the researchers also saw differences. Insomnia seemed more strongly linked to changes in brain areas ...

New research from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience maps the similarities and differences between the three most common brain disorders.

A simple brain scan could detect the first signs of Alzheimer's decades before symptoms appear. The early warning would alert those at risk to take drugs that slowed the progression of the disease.

Insomnia, depression, and anxiety are the most common mental disorders. Treatments are often only moderately effective, with ...