Turning New Year's resolutions into questions helps them stick If you normally have trouble sticking to your New Year's resolutions, a new study may help: Psychologists have found that asking questions and then answering them, instead of making statements, is one key to sticking with your promises
Dead college football player leaves clues of concussions' toll on brain A 25-year-old former college football player who sustained repeated hits to the head showed signs of brain damage after his death that may offer fresh clues about how concussions impact athletes, U.S. researchers report.
Brain circuit linked to depression found in rats The brain circuits responsible for the inability to feel pleasure have now been discovered in rats, a finding that could help researchers better understand the mechanisms underlying depression and schizophrenia.
This leaf gets people off drugs, but there's a cost There's a little green leaf that relieves pain and helps people kick heroin, but is also addictive—so should it be legal?
Toddler with 1 arm adopts kitten with 3 legs A Southern California girl who had her left arm amputated after a rare cancer diagnosis is recovering with the help of a friend just like her.
Addictions add up to big losses for businesses It’s a billion-dollar habit that US businesses just can’t kick: addiction.
Teen smokers may be hard-wired to crave cigarettes Teen smokers might crave nicotine in part because their brains respond differently than adults to seeing people light up, a small study suggests.
Extra care required when dying parents have young kids End-of-life care for parents of young children may need to include additional support services that help the entire family cope with terminal illness, a recent study suggests.
New York heroine battles to save addicts Some 30 people gather on a rainy Staten Island evening at a local high school auditorium late last week, most are strangers but all united by the fact that they have a loved one addicted to heroin or opiates.
How to do a ‘mental reset’ for 2016 Although New Years is often thought of as a time of hope and possibility, it can also be a time of stress. For people who have been feeling stuck, the renewing of the calendar can cause feelings of being “left behind”—as though time is marching on but somehow nothing new is happening.
