A large-scale study has identified associations between the dietary intake of certain minerals and the likelihood of ...

Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics. Since identical twins carry basically the same genome, if a trait is due to ...

Researchers from University of California San Diego have identified 11 genetic regions linked to delay discounting - the tendency to prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed ones - ...

Autistic people often grapple with suicidality and mental health conditions. Few providers understand their needs.

Approximately 20% of American adolescents experience a mental health disorder each year, a number that has been on the rise. Genetics and life events contribute, but because so many factors are ...

Design Sequential explanatory mixed-methods. Setting Nova Scotian (Canada) post-secondary students with a history of sports-related concussion. Participants and Outcome Measures 71 university-aged ...

Efforts to support student mental health in higher education continue to grow, but are still far from adequate. A key next step, in our view, is to focus more on loneliness. Loneliness is one of the ...

A new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides some answers. Published Sept. 15 in Nature Mental Health, it mined an enormous set of data collected from ...