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.

"You can think of it like having a house party. You can either entertain the guests or clean up the house, but you can't really do both at the same time." - expert.

Defence lawyers like the late Greg King - who suffered a "massive breakdown" after a major murder trial - have a higher risk of suffering depression, says an expert.

Top defence lawyer Greg King had a "massive breakdown'' at the end of the Ewen Macdonald murder trial, four months before taking his own life, a coroner finds.

A man with a history of mental illness was hoping to see Queen Elizabeth II when he tried to rush through a Buckingham Palace gate carrying a six-inch (15-cm) knife, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

We ask older people around the world two questions: As you grow older, what are you most afraid of? And what is the biggest problem facing the elderly in your country?

Nearly one in three women who had beaten breast cancer, and 54 per cent of those under 55, say they have sex less often.

Stephen Fry has told how he has moved on from the "mad compulsion" which led to a suicide attempt earlier this year and is on effective medication for his depression for the first time in his life.

A recent study about Facebook made headlines across the world with claims that using the social media made people sad - but is that really the case?

Angry scenes erupted in court today after a murderer who slashed a young mother's throat was told he could be out of jail in just 10 years.

For many years physicians and scientists have been studying people with congenital analgesia, a rare genetic disorder that means they don't feel pain.

If you feel slightly nauseated while using your iPhone or iPad, you’re not alone: you join a number of people reporting Apple’s new mobile operating system is a little too dynamic.

Do you consider yourself an introvert, extrovert or ambivert? What are the characteristics of each?

The rate of people living with dementia is set to triple by the year 2050, Alzheimer's New Zealand says.

Music makes jogging easier. Lots of runners say so, but now a German researcher at Dortmund's Technical University has proved it and comes up with the reason.

Helping others and building social relationships certainly make for a more satisfying life.

Being seriously overweight can nearly double a person’s chances of suffering migraines, a study has found.

New Zealanders are among the happiest people in the world, ranking 13th out of the 156 nations examined in the latest United Nations World Happiness Report.

It’s been said that left-handed people are more vulnerable to mental diseases, live shorter lives and are more likely to experience developmental delays. But modern thinking has taken quite a different turn.

New research hints at the cause of this unusual phobia that makes people panic at the sight of a cluster of holes.

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Drugs. Drunks. Indecent exposure. Abuse. It must be the library.

Doctors view suicidal patients as a threat to their reputations and are more concerned with avoiding blame than treating people, a leading expert says.