As the snow retreats, Boston's film scene awakens with more fests and series happening this spring than will fit on WBUR film ...

Neurologists explain when you should pay careful attention to any unusual dreams.

A single injection of N,N-dimethyltryptamine, the psychedelic compound found in ayahuasca, reversed depression-like symptoms in chronically stressed mice, according to a peer-reviewed study published ...

An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common epilepsies, assembling evidence from genome-wide ...

Introduction With the rapid ageing of the global population, the number of persons with dementia (PwDs) is increasing, placing substantial psychological and physical burdens on family caregivers.

You might have heard people talk about ‘the depression gene’ or ‘the schizophrenia gene’ – these comments are misleading. While there is substantial evidence for a genetic component to mental health ...

Cannabis use disorder has a bidirectional and clinically meaningful association with major depressive disorder, new research suggests.

For over a hundred years, the specter of a schizophrenia diagnosis has frightened patients and their families. Yet it confers no useful meaning for treatment or prognosis.

After a man died from a treatable illness in Tulsa’s city jail, records reveal a pattern of preventable deaths and ignored warnings.