Tumbling off of the roof while trying to one-up your neighbors' decorations sounds like a gag in a movie, but it happens at an alarming rate.
A biochemical assay from a serum sample could be used to predict this disease, which affects millions around the world, early.
In a clinical trial on depression treatment, neither real medicine nor talk therapy worked as well as fake placebo pills did for participants.
A team at Boston University has been working on Decoded Neurofeedback, a technique that would allow us to learn tasks almost instantly.
In a just-published study, researchers found that inactive pills worked better than either traditional antidepressants and talk therapy.
Did Congress overstep its boundaries when it passed a healthcare law with an individual mandate? The Supreme Court will decide.
There's a lot of research pushing for red wine's health benefits, but a new study shows that other factors determine better health in drinkers
Nine out of 10 participants in a recent 3-D simulation of the classic "trolley problem" would sacrifice a person for the greater good
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Pills or powder with no treatment value can be harmful to the doctor-patient relationship, which is predicated on a mutual trust, some say
New research explores anti-atheist prejudice and finds people of faith distrust atheists more than gay men, feminists, Muslims, and others
Using an advanced MRI technique, a new study shows that heading in soccer damages the nerve cells and axonal tracts in the brain
My girlfriend argued no man could be treated by a female therapist because complications due to sexual desire would impede every discussion
Medication, which Americans favor over other forms of therapy, poses risks to a developing fetus, but so does having a depressed mother
Before I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, I struggled in school and had trouble focusing -- until the day I started using drugs
From HHS overruling the FDA on an age limit for purchasing Plan B without a prescription to a large batch of cantaloupes contaminated with listeria, these are the year's biggest headlines
New research shows that infants gain an understanding of fairness and punishment earlier than anybody previously thought
This is the second time in recent months that a big analysis found that ADHD medications like Adderall and Ritalin don't increase heart risk
Building on previous research, a new study found that kids are able to understand others' behavior in the second half of their first year
The first part in a lengthy Los Angeles Times series on autism argues that autism isn't on the rise, but the diagnosis of the disease could be