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Positive psychology has one message: be happy

Bobby McFerrin’s song, Don’t Worry, Be Happy, needs a remix to make it more accurate.

Sosiale fobie

Luister na Prof Christine Lochner en Alex Doruyter

The teen brain, drugs and psychosis

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How stress affects your body and mind

Seventy-five to 90 percent of all doctor’s visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints.

Brain Awareness Week 16-22 March 2015

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The Enduring Mystery of Migraine

Migraine headache has long been one of the most common human afflictions. It continues to be one of the least […]

Diabetes: Defects in insulin action could contribute to schizophrenia-like behavior

Defects in insulin action—which occur in diabetes and obesity—could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia.

New insights into an old problem

Approximately 170,000 people die from alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver in Europe every year.

Study on social anxiety disorder

Listen to Prof Christine Lochner and Alex Doruyter.

Brain inflammation may drive depression

Clinical depression associated with a 30% increase of inflammation in the brain, according to a new study.

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University of Stellenbosch
South African Medical Research Council
University of Cape Town