As a teen, I couldn't have explained why, because I've only just figured it out, writes Verity Johnson.

Jet lag can be prevented by "hacking" into the body's circadian rhythm during sleep using a flashing alarm clock, Stanford University has discovered.

It seems our minds are geared to be able to pay more attention when the days are long.

They are many and they are powerful - we all use defence mechanisms, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Best-selling author Marian Keyes tells Jennifer Dann why she hates the term chick-lit and how she baked herself out of depression

Ketamine is becoming the 'next big thing' in psychiatry for treatment of severe depression.

Kiwi fashion designer Kiri Nathan had a big wake-up call after her family revealed they were worried that she spent too much time looking after everyone else.

The Duchess of Cambridge has taken a dedicated role in charity support, echoing the efforts of her late mother-in-law.

Now that the noise and clatter of Christmas and New Year has died down, this year promises the advent of a much-needed quiet revolution, finds Louisa Pritchard.

A new, aptly timed study reveals happiness really is just a swipe away.

Sooo. How's your Christmas sparkle?

Strongest evidence yet that using an antidepressant during final two trimesters may be linked to a higher risk of autism.

A judge has allowed a mother of three the right to die because she does not want to become old, poor or ugly.

While seeking treatment for her mental disorder the ability to see suddenly returned, not to B.T., a German woman, but to a boy she sometimes became.

A neuroscientist at the University of Birmingham, says we could all benefit from using brain training apps.

Research confirms that people should emerge stronger from a stressful event and better able to cope with the trials of everyday life.

Although individuals in all birth order positions may suffer problems, the reasons why they do so tend to differ according to their birth position.

Playing online games that 'train' the brain can help older people to perform significantly better at such everyday tasks.

A new book on stress argues we need to shift our ideas about how to cope with it.

Findings raise the possibility that sleep disruption may be an important factor in the early diagnosis of individuals with mental illness.

Developing a sudden liking for slapstick comedy could herald the onset of dementia up to nine years before the illness is diagnosed.

Eighty-two-year-old woman's four-hour flight turned into 14-hour nightmare.

With its rise in popularity, a team of researchers have set out to review binge-watching's effects.

My fellow columnist, broadcaster Jack Tame, says of children these days: we are "breeding them too soft".

Jaxon Kemp Bellve will blow out the candles on his 5th birthday cake on Thursday - a milestone his parents feared he would never celebrate.

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