Cannabis may help to reduce brain damage after a stroke, new research suggests.

Have you experienced impostor syndrome? How did you choose to deal with it? Is hiding it or revealing it the best approach?

An 8-year-old boy tried to kill himself in a lunch break because school was "too hard" - and his parents are furious the school did not call 111 for an ambulance.

People who are seen as successful by outside external measures may internally feel like frauds, undeserving of their success and in danger at any moment of being exposed.

It's claimed that sleeping on a BioMag - that is, a wool layer with ceramic magnets sewn into it - can ease pain.

Regular dope smokers experience serious cognitive impairment long after they're high, an Aussie expert says.

Thousands of people may be ending up on the wrong side of the law due to an alcohol-related brain disability caused before birth, a New Zealand judge says.

Jennifer Lawrence saw a psychologist for an anxiety she developed while she was in high school.

A man who was run over by his partner outside a Hamilton superette is a gentle soul who was trying to help her through some issues, a friend says.

Why do we choose to mess around when we need to knuckle down and do what we know to be important?

We still don't know much about how labouring women experience that pivotal time when their bodies are working hard to push out their infants and deliver them into the world.

Australians are among the happiest people in the world, while Kiwis are just feeling average, according to a new study.

All the great sporting franchises, teams, sportsmen and women are constantly looking for an edge; the small percentages that add up to big gains.

An email dropped into my inbox late last week from a rugby player of recent vintage whose name would be instantly recognisable to those who follow the national game.

When John Kirwan first delivered his message of hope to those New Zealanders suffering from depression, Dafydd Sanders was enduring his "lost years".

Concerns are being raised over the number of mental health patients placed under compulsory treatment.

Iain O'Brien was in the midst of a university project on the not-so-celebrated topic of chlamydia when he had his epiphany.

When the British tried to break a young Robert Mugabe, they piped cricket commentary into his cell. There's probably a good reason they chose that sport.

In a candid interview, former international cricketer Lou Vincent opens up about the mental health issues he faced while representing his country.

Dining with a youngish health freak recently, I was asked the inevitable question: "What's your secret for good health and mental fitness?"

While death from caffeine overdose is fortunately very rare, this tragic case shows that there’s more we can do to make it rarer still.

You need to be crude and rude to teach schoolboys about caring sexual behaviour, says an expert who has enlisted the help of vulgar comedians.

A good night's sleep may be the key to preventing brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, a study has found.

Women who snore loudly in late pregnancy have an increased risk of depression and needing a caesarean, New Zealand research has revealed.

The stage of a woman's menstrual cycle may have a major impact on how well she responds to treatment for anxiety, says an Australian psychologist.

We are usually told that daydreaming is a waste of time and mental power, but the ability to daydream offers us tremendous flexibility in our daily lives.