Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of disease globally and it harms nearly every organ in the body including eyes. A study co-authored by...

Psychiatry

Commonly used antidepressant could stop deadly sepsis, study suggests
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests a commonly used antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disord...

Low birth weight babies more likely to develop psychiatric disorders: JAMA
In a study, scientists have found that babies with lower birth weight are more likely to suffer from several psychiatric disorders. The findings of th...

Consumption of Walnut lowers depression symptoms, says new study
In a new epidemiological study, researchers have found that the Consumption of Walnut lowers depression symptoms. After evaluating study participants ...

Work it out: Exercise helps fight depression in Elderly
The benefits of exercise are widely known but kinesiologists at McMaster University have for the first time found that physical activity may help figh...

Hyperbaric oxygen is new therapy for Fibromyalgia patients
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a new therapy for a group of patients of Fibromyalgia. The researchers at Tel Aviv University have found in a new study t...

Healthy diet can reduce symptoms of depression, finds study
According to a new study published in Psychosomatic Medicine, a healthy diet can ease symptoms of depression. An analysis of data from almost 46,000 ...

Underweight children at risk of developing anorexia later
A new study finds that a persistent low body mass index (BMI) in children, starting as young as age 2 for boys and 4 for girls, may be a risk factor f...

Antidepressants significantly raise risk of GI bleeding, finds study
CHICAGO – Antidepressants significantly raise the risk of internal bleeding, finds a new study. Patients taking anti-depressant medications clas...

Mindfulness new effective option for easing chronic pain
Mindfulness lessens the severity and impact on daily life of chronic pain and associated distress, Find a new study. The study has been published onl...