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A US study has raised the possibility that we may one day rely on caffeine to boost memory as well as to wake up.

To all appearances, Eleanor Longden was just like every other student, heading to college full of promise and without a care in the world. That was until the voices in her head started talking. Initially innocuous, these internal narrators became increasingly antagonistic and dictatorial, turning her life into a living nightmare. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, hospitalized, drugged, Longden was discarded by a system that didn't know how to help her. Longden tells the moving tale of her years-long journey back to mental health, and makes the case that it was through learning to listen to her voices that she was able to survive

The mocked "obesity excuse" of being born with a slow metabolism is actually true for some people, say researchers

The UK's biggest ever online test into stress, undertaken by the BBC's Lab UK and the University of Liverpool, has revealed that rumination is the biggest predictor of the most common mental health problems in the country

A community mental health nurse discussed stress management with women in a village near the town of Bireuen, on Aceh's east coast.

. Frieden and public health specialists everywhere are seeking better ways to help the 44 million Americans who still smoke to quit and to keep young people from getting hooked on cigarettes. "Fewer than 2 percent of doctors smoke. Why can't we get to that rate in society as a whole?" he wondered

Teens who smoked or had smoked in the past had shrunken structures in areas linked to memory

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Give And Take: How The Rule Of Reciprocation Binds Us

It is not just girls these days who are consumed by an unattainable body image.

Married couples experience few advantages for psychological well-being, health, or social ties compared to unmarried couples who live together, according to a new study. While both marriage and cohabitation provide benefits over being single, these reduce over time following a honeymoon period.