6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (470+ words) Could your mental health be shaped by something as small as a microbe, and something as common as environmental pollution? Researchers at Harvard Medical School think it's possible. In a recent study, scientists uncovered a hidden chain reaction inside the…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (473+ words) Exercise is known to have proven benefits, but many of us still struggle to find the motivation to do it. However, Fortis gastroenterologist Dr Shubham Vatsya emphasised the importance of sneaking in time to move your body every day for…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (548+ words) There was a time when the depression meant medication and therapy. If you felt low, anxious or simply not yourself, you were handed tablets, perhaps a referral, and told to take it one day at a time. Now, a study…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (576+ words) For decades, psychiatry has treated conditions like depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia as distinct illnesses, each with its own labels, treatment plans and drug combinations. A major new genetics study suggests those boundaries may be far blurrier than once thought....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (519+ words) Franz Kafka's dark quote on the "wish to die" reveals it as a sign of awakening. Explore how the death of a false self is the painful start of true understanding. Franz Kafka, a writer who mastered the art of…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (380+ words) The great mystery of what lies beyond our final breath has captivated humanity for centuries. Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have all wrestled with the question of an afterlife. Yet, the mystic Osho redirects this profound inquiry from a distant unknown…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (533+ words) It's a thought that could change how we think about anxiety: What if it's not just a feeling, but a misfiring of a few brain cells, and what if those cells could be reset? Scientists at the Institute for Neurosciences…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (408+ words) It turns out your skin might be sending clues about your mental state, long before you or your doctor learn about it. A large study involving 481 patients undergoing their first psychotic episode revealed that those with skin conditions, ranging from…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (383+ words) Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that usually affects a person's ability to think clearly, process emotions, and relate to reality. This mental health condition exists across almost all racial and sociocultural boundaries, and it typically occurs later in women than…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (354+ words) People with this disorder, like singer Lola Young who has previously talked about this, can have spells where they hear or see things that others cannot, or are convinced of things that aren't real. In addition to this, people are…...