Anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affect the lives of many people. These people frequently turn to alcohol consumption to deal with the pain. However, alcohol may just be making it worse.

Were you glued to the TV in the days after 9/11? If you found it hard to tear yourself away from the grim, upsetting images, they might have had a long-term impact on your health.

Smoking habits can have a number of adverse health effects. There is good news—when you finally quit smoking, you may also reduce the chances of life-threatening brain bleeds.

Sleep apnea can lead to health problems and make people sleepy during the day. New research links bipolar disorder to sleep apnea.

Although there's nothing that can currently prevent the decline caused by Alzheimer's, it helps to understand the disease. Research reveals that it affects men and women differently.

While the size of your head may not matter so much, the size of your brain does. If parts of your brain get smaller, you may be faced with brain function problems. Diabetes may play a role in this process.

A good night’s sleep can help your memory to be strong. But can we make new memories while we sleep? A recent study trained people while they slept.

Being treated for cancer is very stressful at any age. Even babies and toddlers can develop stress disorders from cancer treatments.

What’s the best way to teach kids how to become responsible drinkers in adulthood?  Have the family and environment be a good, consistent example.

Taking ginkgo biloba , an herbal supplement, did not lower the risk of developing dementia. A recent study gave ginkgo biloba to older people with memory problems for five years.