- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 5th, 2015
Marijuana Could Help Treat Depression, Evidence Indicates
Compounds in marijuana are similar to chemicals in the brain, could help depression patients feel better
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 23rd, 2014
Researchers Explain How and Why Stress Causes Heart Attacks
The same mechanism is believed to explain the link between stress and strokes
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 26th, 2014
Marital Stress Can Make People More Vulnerable to Depression, Study Finds
Folks who experience chronic marital stress are more likely to display depression symptoms
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 17th, 2013
Acute Stress Improves Brain Performance, Researchers Explain
Experiments on rats show how short-lived stress benefits the brain
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 19th, 2013
Chronic Stress Can Cause People to Develop Alzheimer's
Study links stressful jobs to impaired memory and learning abilities
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2012
Yale Scientists Discover How and Why Stress and Depression "Shrink" the Brain
The researchers identify a genetic switch that leads to loss of working synapses
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 7th, 2011
Empathy Fatigue to Spread Throughout the United States
Once-rare occurrences will become increasingly common