Health

Depression in Diabetes Patients Linked to Dementia, Study Finds

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Political will key to ensuring water and sanitation for all, says UN-backed report

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Could Facebook Habit Make You Less Happy?

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Irrigation Brings Malaria Along with Water

Irrigation can make a big difference in agricultural production and in the lives of farm families. But the artificial application of water may not all be for the better. A new study describes how irrigation can lead to a surge in malaria that can...

UN agencies release new guidelines on mental health care for trauma and loss

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Many forced migrants suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders.

NIH funds research to explore a cell communication process

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Extracellular RNAs, or ExRNAs, travel in body fluids including fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, urine, and blood...

MRI Might Allow Earlier Diagnosis of Dyslexia: Study

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Mediterranean Diet May Counter Genetic Risk of Stroke

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Study Links Induced Labor and Autism Risk

Women who undergo induced or augmented labor during childbirth may increase the risk their baby will be autistic, according to a new study. The risk may even be higher if the baby is a male.

New data reveal extent of genetic overlap between major mental disorders

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Common inherited genetic variation (single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs) accounted for up to about 29 percent of the risk for...