Emotional & Mental Health Articles

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in old age. With no cure available, it is emerging as a growing cause of deaths worldwide. Scientists are focusing their attempts on developing diagnostic methods and treatments to prevent dementia.

Do you and your other half sleep in separate beds by choice or for practical reasons? Or does the practice of sleeping alone baffle you? Here, we explore why some couples don't share sleep, and if that's bad for their relationships.

Even when young people only drink on weekends, two studies at universities in Mexico have found, they do permanent damage to their DNA.

Researchers have uncovered a gene marked associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This discovery paves the way to further research and could eventually revolutionize OCD treatment.

Alcohol intake is a social habit that we have well gotten accustomed to. However, just like any other substance, alcohol abuse is definitely a major health concern due to the multiple consequences that it can have in our lives.

Has your love of food grown out of hand and developed into a true food addiction? Developing a healthy relationship with food is hard, but not impossible.

Do you have a loved-one with paranoid delusions? Knowing how to help them is incredibly difficult, because it seems you can simply do no right.

The gender reassignment surgery that is so important to many trans people is complex, but amazing results can be achieved today. Post-op transsexuals can have genitals that are not merely cosmetic but also functional and feeling.

Falling in love is the happiest time in life, or at least we remember it that way. Brain researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago believe our brains may rewrite our memories to make them more pleasant.

Sex might be a fundamental part of the human experience, but being addicted to it can ruin your life and put your health at risk. Could you be addicted? What can you do to recover?