New hope for earlier treatment might be on the horizon for people suffering the most severe form of depression. In a study of patients watching emotionally evocative movies, the responses of people ...

Over time, depression has decreased among older women. But it is still nearly twice as frequent as among older men. This difference between men and women appears to be connected with both biological ...

Over time, depression has decreased among older women. But it is still nearly twice as frequent as among older men. This difference between men and women appears to be connected with both biological ...

Just because someone smiles doesn't mean everything's all peachy. Which is why researchers are now taking a closer look at our facial expressions and using them to teach virtual therapists how to spot ...

We look upset because we feel distraught. What could be more obvious? But could it also be the other way around? Might it be that looking sad contributes to low mood? This would have revolutionary ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Tian-Ming Gao and colleagues, from Southern Medical University, explored how adenosine triphosphate ...

"Artistic temperament sometimes seems a battleground, a dark angel of destruction and a bright angel of creativity wrestling," said Madeleine L'Engle. "Life beats down and crushes the soul and art ...