An individual's genetic makeup may predispose them to engage in risky behavior and develop impulsive personality traits according to studies published in JNeurosci.
New study reveals two subgroups of young people who self-harm - one with emotional and behavioural difficulties and a second group without those difficulties, but with different risk factors.
A new study on marriage and stress revealed that the presence of a spouse provides immediate stress protection and helps people live longer.
Having ancestors who were frequently exposed to stress can improve one's own immune response to early-life stressors.
Overweight adolescents who are prone to stress-induced eating actually ate less when exposed to a lab stressor.
The illegal drug MDMA or Ecstasy, when paired with psychotherapy dramatically improves Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, according to the new study published in psychopharmacology.
Men and women react differently to compounds associated with immune responses to bipolar disorder, which indicates treatments could be tailored differently for men and women.
Researchers Identify the three periods of life when the effects of alcohol are likely to be at their greatest - gestation (from conception to birth), later adolescence (15-19 years), and older adulthood (over 65 years).
Obese people who attended a non-judgemental and personalized lifestyle modification program that focus on changing behaviors and improving relationship with food improved their emotional regulation, heart and mental health during just 10 weeks.
Researchers found that only one day employment or 8 hours a week significantly boosts mental health and life satisfaction.
