Almost two decades ago, researchers discovered that an FDA-approved anesthetic drug could relieve severe depression and suicidal thoughts within hours. Sounds like a godsend for the mental health community, right? Here’s what you need to know since it’s about to be fast-tracked…

Getting help for depression usually means a prescription that then causes you to go through nausea, weight gain, fatigue, constipation, irritability, anxiety and sexual problems. But for many, a special diet that’s often prescribed for stroke and heart attack sufferers can significantly help…

For a long time, science has told us that our brains reach their peak performance at around age 25, and that things slowly go downhill from there. But new findings are proving that we can help our brains continue to grow and develop well into old age. Here’s how…

Suddenly it hits. That dull, aching pain… a tight band wrapping around your head, constricting and getting tighter and tighter. You’ve got another headache and there goes your day. But stopping the pain can be as simple as a few changes…

Here’s an amazing fact: If you were to lay out all the arteries, veins and capillaries of the average adult, end-to-end, they would stretch about 2.5 times around the world! That’s a lot of life-giving blood vessels that can get clogged, worn out and injured…

People who take antipsychotics, anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants often do worse in the long-term than people with the same mental illnesses who don’t take these medications. But there’s a very promising long-term solution…

You might wonder why so much focus has been on measuring serum cholesterol to predict heart attack and stroke, when the science has been sketchy. All I can say is that doctors are slow to let certain practices go by the wayside. But, now there’s good reason to…

Most people would agree that Alzheimer’s is the cruelest disease. What makes it even worse is that no real treatment advancements have been made. But a study appears to point to how to prevent Alzheimer’s from developing in the first place…

Cognitive decline is considered a “normal” part of aging. Even people who don’t end up with dementia experience a decrease in brain power as they get older. But you can help your brain age slower by as much as 11 years…

Could daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin — the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color — really improve memory and mood in people with age-related memory loss? See what the research says about the secret India’s seniors already know…

You know the old saying about an apple a day, and how it keeps us from getting sick… And, you’ve probably heard that dark green and deeply colored fruits and vegetables provide you with far more nutrition than pale or white ones. Well, research has managed to confirm the first adage while turning the second piece of wisdom completely on its head…

We all experience those moments from time to time — a forgotten name, a hazy memory, misplaced keys… but according to a recent study, if you’re middle aged and have undergone surgery in the last few years, you may experience greater cognitive decline.