Most people understand SAD as a depression response to the short, dark days of winter. And indeed, that is the most common form.
But summer SAD is also truly a thing: hot days, unrelenting brightness that makes you think you have to be cheery and energetic, wildfire smoke in certain parts of the country — all of these contribute to seasonal depression in the summer.
Here’s one simple way to beat it.
Growing up, I was a kid who hid in the back corner during gym — because dodgeballs are hard and kids are mean. I never developed a sense of myself as athletic, and mostly didn't miss it. Instead, I found my physicality by carrying my life essentials on my back for...
Zebrafish need sleep to repair their nervous systems. So do you.
You've been to your primary-care doctor. You've been to a specialist. Maybe you've even been to multiple specialists. And they've given you bad news, or confusing news, or they say there's nothing wrong when clearly something is. That's where the third level of care...
Sedatives and sleeping pills are some of the most commonly prescribed drugs, despite having serious side effects and becoming addictive to many people. Now German researchers have found a sweet alternative in an aromatic form: The scent of jasmine (Gardenia...
Getting your nightly eight hours may be doing more for you than you think — it may help prevent Type II Diabetes. That disease occurs when cells become resistant to insulin, the hormone that helps sugar move from the bloodstream and into cells, which use the sugar as...