Monthly Archives: September 2014

In a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry, scientists claim to have identified and measured the responses to rewards during nicotine withdrawal across humans and rats. woman snapping a cigarette Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. … Continue reading →

Around one-third of couples who embark upon fertility treatment are not successful in their endeavor, leaving them to adjust to an unfulfilled child-wish. Now, a new study published in the journal Human Reproduction suggests women who have difficulty accepting that … Continue reading →

Long spells of sunshine – as proven by many scientific studies – can have a positive impact on the human mind and can have a helpful effect for people with depression. Things are very different at the start of a … Continue reading →

People who have attempted suicide when young are less likely to have a successful professional career later in life. This was discovered in a joint study by the Swedish Karolinska Institutet and MedUni Vienna. The prospect of long-term unemployment later … Continue reading →

People taking antipsychotic medications for serious mental illnesses lost significant amounts of weight and improved their glucose levels by participating in a lifestyle-change program, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published online in the … Continue reading →