Mental health Articles

Brain efficiency genetic?

A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has demonstrated that our ability to problem solve, how organised we are able to be and some mental illnesses, can be traced back to genetically read more...

Brains replay memories while asleep and store the highlights

In a striking similarity to how computer back-ups work, researchers have made some interesting discoveries about how the brain organises memories. It seems that the brain holds onto memories in sho read more...

Exercise is good for memory

A study undertaken by the Columbia University Medical Center in New York has shown that people who exercise frequently have better memories than those who don't. People who exercise tend to absorb s read more...

Mental health problems in youth

It is widely recognised throughout the Western world that heart disease and cancer are our biggest killers. However, in reality, an equally large burden on our society today really belongs to mental read more...

Mind over disease

There is a definite correlation between the functioning of the mind and the body, and the mind has the dominant role. Conscious life has its beginnings within our own feelings, and emotions within o read more...

Not getting enough sleep?

Often wondered why you feel tired sometimes, maybe even all the time? Since the invention of the light bulb people sleep much less, approximately 500 hours a year, or 1.25 hours a day. While the ex read more...

Psychoneuroimmunology

Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of how the mind effects the nervous system and immune system to eventually effect the body by creating a physical manifestation of dis-ease or unwellness. There ar read more...

Relating as a window to the soul

Our relating stories are perhaps the richest arena there is for teaching us about life and ourselves. Whatever unresolved issues we have lurking in our emotional closets will come to the surface – read more...

Sage improves memory

According to a UK study the herb sage can be used to improve memory and also may prevent Alzheimer's. In the study, young adults who took sage oil had markedly improved memory, performing significan read more...

Sleep and madness linked

It may well be that many of the mental disorders that are diagnosed and for which drugs are prescribed for are just a result of poor sleeping habits. The impact of sleep deprivation is only recently read more...

Study proves vaccination risks

In a study released in 2007 but that has struggled to see the light of day outside of fringe media, major links between childhood vaccinations and neurological disorders long disputed by the medical read more...

Swearing reduces experience of pain

Scientists have discovered that uttering swear words can help to lessen the feeling of physical pain. A study at (the UK) Keele University found that volunteers were able to withstand pain for longe read more...

Vaginal orgasm and mental health

We all know a sexy walk when we see one, and now research has demonstrated a link between orgasmic health and the physiological and postural structures of the body. A recent Belgian study has examin read more...