Category: Mental Health
Mental Stress May Be the Reason Behind Your Fever
Conditions related to mental health such as anxiety and depression can negatively alter normal physiological reactions, even resulting in fever. Scientists have discovered a neural pathway that prompts a …
Correcting DNA Damage From Alcohol Could Be Soon Possible
Alcohol has widespread systemic effects damaging vital organs by various underlying mechanisms. Among these mechanisms, alcohol production of a degradation product with destructive action on the human genetic structure …
Culture Might Influence Feeling of Being Sick, Researchers Find
It is deemed normal for an individual to express certain behaviors or sensations when feeling sick. Social scientists at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are now …
Alzheimer’s: Amino Acid L-Serine May Help Restore Memory
Researchers have just discovered the crucial role that a metabolic pathway plays in Alzheimer’s disease. And their work shows in mice that an amino acid supplement in the form …
IBS: How to Treat the Diarrhea, Bloating, Flatulence and Abdominal Pain
Flatulence, bloating, abdominal pain, which often disappears after going to the bathroom, diarrhea or constipation or even both? These symptoms could be caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), also …
Restful Sleep Has Rejuvenating Effects on the Body
The virtues of the biological function of sleep in our physical and mental health are numerous. Here are the most important ones. Sleeping well is essential for good health. …
Obsession With Selfies, Dangerous for Adolescent Girls
Taking a selfie is not a bad thing in itself, but when it becomes an obsession, it can have serious consequences for mental health, especially for adolescent girls. In …
Study Suggests Altruism Begins in Infancy
Infants Willing to Give Up Food to Others in Need, Researchers Find Many people are ready to share or give whatever they have to help people in need. Researchers …
Speaking Multiple Languages Can Delay the Onset of Alzheimer’s
The ability to speak several languages can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, but when the lesions gain the upper hand, the decline is faster. Neuroplasticity is the ability …