The results from a 20-year study indicate that the children of depressed parents are at higher risk for psychiatric and medical problems when those children become adults, e.g. in their 30s.

Researchers in the UK have discovered that children who have to wear an eye patch to treat amblyopia, a condition also known as lazy eye, are more likely to be bullied by other children as they go ...

A recent study has found that the little-known mental disorder Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is more common than previously thought. IED is characterized by episodes of unwarranted anger an...

A single course of corticosteroids, specifically betamethasone, was already believed to reduce the risk of respiratory diseases and other problems in pre-term babies before the recent study began. ...

Efforts to reduce the suicide rates in young men in the UK have been launched by the Health Minister. Marking Men's Mental Health week, she published a report outlining the findings of three pilots...

Scientists have found that the “ever-young” gene Nanog can cause adult cells to switch back to an embryonic state. This discovery is the first to show that a specific gene affects the reprogramming...

Children from poorer backgrounds in the UK, children in care, asylum-seeker children and those who have witnessed domestic violence, are all at a higher risk of developing mental health problems, a...

C-sections, amniocentesis, spinal blocks, CVS testing - having a baby might be one of the most natural things in the world, but a University of Western Sydney conference will explore why growing nu...