On nights when you remember a mistake at work, even if you try not to think about it, a sense of restlessness in your chest may remain. At such times, before trying to reason with your feelings, there ...

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Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion that fuels anxiety and depression. Learn what causes catastrophic thinking, who it ...

Natisha “Tish” Long is familiar with what’s considered to be the most agonizing sensations known to humans. Since 2018, an unbearable “shocking, throbbing pain” would course through her face at random ...

Large study finds epilepsy may be a key warning sign for young-onset dementia, linked to higher risk before age 65.

First synthesized in a laboratory in 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, lysergic acid diethylamide, better known by its acronym LSD, is one of the most potent and most extensively studied ...

Petting a dog after a stressful task didn’t speed recovery, but in a new experiment it was followed by calmer brain and heart responses when dog owners faced a second stress test soon after.

A child psychiatrist explains why school phone bans aren't enough, what kids' brains really need, and the free daily habit ...

A single DNA letter beside the gene MECP2 lowered its output by 30% in human neurons, and it may help explain autism in boys.