Mind

Social isolation is associated with a higher risk of death from all causes combined and from heart disease.

Daily emotions and how people react to daily stressors can contribute to cognitive decline in older adults.

Social media increases feelings of depression and loneliness.

Children with autism can learn important life skills in mainstream schools as in specialised settings.

Women who give birth to baby boys have a 79 per cent chance of developing postnatal depression.

Aerobic exercise has a large antidepressant effect on patients with major depression.

We can automatically switch off our cooperative behaviours when dealing with strangers.

Fertility and hormone health are considered a physical issue, but there’s much more to it than that — your mind has a major role to play. We take an in-depth look.

Society loves a winner, but every successful person you know or admire has failed at some point. It’s in the journey where self-discovery and true character is found.

A new study shows how people make moral judgments regularly.

You struggle to exercise regularly because your brain is innately attracted to sedentary behaviours.

Disagreeable individuals, who are least likely to be kind, benefit most from compassion training.