Jul 10, 2025
Many people think that psychotherapy can only have a minimal effect on people’s lives, but compelling research shows that talk therapies result in meaningful change that diminishes symptoms and improves functioning.
Jul 3, 2025
When deciding on psychotherapy, the therapist’s training and educational background are important to consider, but so is his or her area of expertise.
Jun 26, 2025
Researchers at the National University of Singapore reported that being married lowers a person’s risk for dementia.
Jun 18, 2025
Most of the research linking exercise to better brain health has focused on aerobic training. But some studies point to additional benefits from strength and resistance training as well.
Jun 13, 2025
Exercise of any kind boosts neuroplasticity, which is the ability of the brain to form and reorganize connections between cells, particularly as a response to experience or learning.
Jun 5, 2025
Because obesity increases risk for cognitive impairment and depression, being able to achieve and maintain an optimal body weight is an important mind-health strategy.
May 29, 2025
A decline in the ability to smell, specifically, but also sensory function more broadly, may be an important early sign, making people at greater risk for dementia.
May 22, 2025
Using a statistical method known as factor analysis, researchers have found that most individuals’ personality traits fall into one of five major groups, or the “Big Five” personality domains.