The FDA has approved a device that aims to treat depression by sending electric current into a part of the brain known to ...

The findings, published in the Nature journal Molecular Psychiatry, come from an analysis of 25 studies. The team compared neurometabolite levels, which are chemicals created during brain metabolism, ...

Patients can use the headset themselves in their homes to counteract moderate to severe depression, with what the FDA says ...

New research shows how video games wired Millennial and Gen Z minds through challenge, speed, and constant reward loops.

Irritability is a normal response to frustrations, but it can sometimes signal an underlying mental health disorder, like ...

It happens all at once—your heartbeat becomes a jackhammer, your body closes in on you like a corset. The dizziness, ...

Modern life rarely involves sprinting away from predators, yet our bodies still respond to chronic pressure as if we are locked in daily combat with a wild animal. When stress stops being an ...

Anxiety disorders affect roughly one in five people in the United States, making them among the most widespread mental health challenges. Although common, scientists still have many questions about ...

Scientists have identified a significant link between low levels of choline and the prevalence of anxiety disorders, suggesting that upping intake of this essential nutrient found in a range of foods ...

Neuroscientist M. Catalina “Cat” Camacho spends a lot of time playing with kids. They’re not her children, but participants in her research, which looks at how young brains learn to process emotions ...

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health conditions in America, affecting about one in five people nationwide. But much remains unknown about the roots of anxiety in the brain. Now, ...