The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering web-based training for skilled nursing providers on how to conduct standardized cognitive and mood assessments in residents. The training ...

Cannabis sativa, the marijuana plant, contains hundreds of psychoactive substances whose effects vary widely. The two main psychoactive cannabis compounds (cannabinoids) are ...

“How do you feel?” can be a surprisingly difficult question to answer, but new apps are making it possible to track the ups and downs of your emotional weather as easily as EKGs graph heart rate. New ...

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed the role of cortisol levels in human hair as a biomarker in bipolar disorder. Study: Hair cortisol as a biomarker ...

Apple Watches may soon help patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) record their symptoms easily and accurately. Recent results from a Cognition Kit study presented at the CNS Summit Meeting in ...

Mood swings can happen for many reasons and do not always indicate a serious health problem. However, severe mood swings can affect a person’s quality of life, and they should seek help. Share on ...

New evidence suggests that regularly consuming flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, citrus, cocoa, and tea, may gently improve mood by supporting brain chemistry and neuroplasticity, offering an ...