More US teens may be facing depression: Here's why Across the U.S., there's been an uptick in the percentage of teens who are having episodes of depression, a new report finds.
Among elite athletes, practice isn't everything Ever since Swedish psychologist K. Anders Ericsson published a paper on the impact of 10,000 hours of deliberate practice on a musician's performance in 1993, his findings have become lore—and extended to a range of activities, such as medicine, chess, and sports.
The science of Olympic rivalries: Do adversaries help or hurt? From the decade-long swimming rivalry between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, to figure skating's famous Nancy-Kerrigan-versus-Tonya-Harding contest, some Olympic matchups seem to be as much about contention between two personalities as they are about crowning a champion
Women in combat, like men, at risk for PTSD Women in the military who experience combat have a much greater risk than those who don't of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues, a U.S. study suggests.
Brain chemical dopamine bounces back after quitting smoking The brain makes less dopamine, a chemical involved in both pleasure and addiction, when people smoke but this temporary deficit may be reversed when smokers kick the habit, a small experiment suggests.
US to allow more marijuana research, sources say The U.S. government will announce on Thursday that it will allow more research into marijuana but has rejected requests to relax the classification of the substance as a dangerous, highly addictive drug with no medical use, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Some great leaders had mental illness-— it may have helped WASHINGTON — Some of America's greatest leaders in history have had mental health problems and it may have helped in times of crisis, psychiatrists and psychologists said.
Amateurs analyze Trump's mind, but should the pros do it? WASHINGTON — Amateur psychoanalysts have put Donald Trump on the couch, calling him a sociopath, unhinged, a narcissist.
Quitting smoking may actually widen social network Some smokers fear that quitting will result in losing friends, but the opposite seems to be true, according to a new study.
