The Importance of Technology In Education
From transportation to communication, technology is involved in nearly every aspect of daily life. It is how we talk with others via telephone or email, […]
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Helping With Depression: 8+ Useful Online Resources To Help You Support Your Friends & Loved Ones
I see in movies and television that depression is depicted as if nothing matters, and all someone struggling with depression wants to do is be […]
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7 Stages of Grief & How Bereavement Impacts the Brain
Grief is a natural, yet unfortunate part of life. Loved ones die, health declines, and plans sometimes do not work out. All of these situations […]
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Treating Alzheimer’s: 6 Exciting Areas on the Cutting-Edge of Alzheimer’s Research
There are few things more devastating than Alzheimer’s disease. This brain disorder—which slowly destroys a person’s ability to remember even the most important details or […]
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Genetic Neuromuscular Condition You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy? Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic neuromuscular disorder affecting both the peripheral and central nervous systems, as well as skeletal […]
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Parkinson’s Breakthrough: What Michael J. Fox & IBM’s Partnership Means for Parkinson’s Research
Michael J. Fox, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at the age of 29, has become one of the foremost advocates in the effort to […]
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What Is Depression? 11 Variants of This Painful Mood Disorder
What is depression? The disorder is more than feeling a little down or “under the weather” on occasion. The dark cloud of depression lingers. Its […]
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What is Dissociative Disorder?: 9 symptoms of this unsettling disorder
Thoughts, memories, behavior, mood—all of these things and more form our identity. During periods of trauma or stress, these aspects of ourselves can become disconnected. […]
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6 Useful Tips to Keep Depression In Check When You’re Stuck Working from Home
Depression can be one of the most challenging mental health issues to deal with even in the best of times. Add to this the uncertainty […]
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
It starts in your feet—the numbness and tingling reverberating throughout your extremities. Eventually, you cannot move. You are paralyzed. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a serious […]
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6 Simple Tips For When Uncertainty is Causing You Too Much Stress
2020 has been a very strange year full of uncertainty and stress. We’ve had a global pandemic, civil rights protests across the globe, and even […]
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All About Narcolepsy: 6 Warning Signs Plus Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Do you find it difficult to stay awake for long periods—so much so that you often fall asleep during tasks? Does sudden drowsiness interfere with […]
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ADHD at Home: 6 Easy Things to Try if Your Kid Just Can’t Sit Still
Crazy kids running around like wild animals; terrible students who continuously disrupt the classroom; Daydreaming, lazy teenagers who can stop tapping their pen while trying […]
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The Psychology of FOMO: 4 Powerful Ways Social Butterflies Can Get Over Their Fear of Missing Out.
We live in a world where, thanks to social media, we can stay connected with family and friends from across the globe like no other […]
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP): All you need to know
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a serious disease of the brain. It can progress rapidly and lead to problems with balance, mobility, vision, speech, and […]
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5 Simple Tips to Improve Mental Fitness
Mental fitness is a major concern for many people. It’s hardly surprising when you consider that one in five Americans suffers from a mental health […]
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Milly Sistake: Are Quirky Spoonerism a Sign of Serious Problems?
The human brain is a funny thing sometimes. It can help us take humans to the moon by calculating complex trajectories. It can help us […]
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Breastfeeding and cognitive development: Are breastfed babies smarter?
Breastfeeding has numerous undisputed benefits for mothers and babies alike. But when it comes to the impact of breastfeeding on the baby’s cognitive development, researchers […]
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Dysgraphia vs. Dyslexia: 5 Key Facts About These Learning Difficulties for Reading and Writing
Children are incredible things. Watching a child grow and develop and learn is one of the greatest experiences in the world. But as anyone who […]
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Hyper-empathy: is there such a thing as too much empathy?
Do you ever feel like you’re deeply in tune with others? Like you can absorb their feelings? Being extra sensitive to other people’s emotions can […]
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What is Binge Eating Disorder? 19 Signs & Symptoms For This Dangerous Condition
Adequate nutrition is necessary for survival. Food is ingrained into every facet of life. It’s present during celebrations, it bonds families, and helps express culture. […]
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Bipolar disorder in children: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
Every parent knows that children’s mood changes can be unpredictable. One moment, they seem calm and happy and the next moment they’re throwing a tantrum. […]
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Stress Eating: Why We Sometimes Eat More When We’re Stressed and What to Do About It.
for some people, stress eating can become their go-to mechanism for managing stress, which can lead to adverse health outcomes.
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Mixed dementia: What is it, and how does it progress?
Dementia is a progressive decline of mental abilities, including memory loss, personality changes, difficulty processing thoughts and speech and language problems. When 2 or more […]
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