
A Brief History of Mental Illness in Art
Ferris Jabr is a contributing writer for Scientific American. He has also written for the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker and Outside.

A Brief History of Mental Illness in Art

Why Feeling Anxious about a Vaccine Makes It More Effective (and Other Benefits of Short-Term Stress)

No One Is Abandoning the DSM, But It Is Almost Time to Transform It

New DSM-5 Ignores Biology of Mental Illness
The latest edition of psychiatry's standard guidebook neglects the biology of mental illness. New research may change that

Psychiatry's New Bible
As our understanding of mental illness grows, the diagnostic manual gets an update

Mrs. Dalloway in New York City: Documenting How People Talk to Themselves in Their Heads

Michael Chwe Responds to Miss Austen

Jane Austen Responds: Game Theory? Sir, You Flatter Me

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens
E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages

Dear Evolution: Letters of Gripe and Gratitude

A Change of Heart: Stem Cells May Transform Treatment for Heart Failure
Stem cells may transform the way doctors treat heart failure

Neural Stem Cell Transplants May One Day Help Parkinson's Patients, Others
Neurodegenerative disorders devastate the brain, but doctors hope one day to replace lost cells

How to Create an Optimal Workout Playlist
Insights from the latest research on the interplay of exercise and music

Let's Get Physical: The Psychology of Effective Workout Music
New research clarifies why music and exercise make such a good team, and how to create an optimal workout playlist

Will Cloning Ever Save Endangered Animals?
Right now, cloning is not a viable conservation strategy. But some researchers remain optimistic that it will help threatened species in the future

Step Inside the Real World of Compulsive Hoarders
Recent research has changed the way clinicians treat hoarding as well as refuted popular assumptions about people with excessive clutter

Researchers Take a Closer Look at the Most Common and Powerful Triggers of Depression
Certain painful experiences are more likely to precede depressive episodes than others. And some forms of loss can trigger depression more quickly than previously realized

The Newest Edition of Psychiatry’s “Bible,” the DSM-5, Is Complete
The APA has finished revising the DSM and will publish the manual’s fifth edition in May 2013. Here's what to expect

In the Flesh: The Embedded Dangers of Untested Stem Cell Cosmetics
Unapproved procedures and skin care products endanger consumers and clinical research

World Changing Ideas 2012
10 innovations that are radical enough to alter our lives

How Does a Spectrograph Work? [Infographic]

Gut Microbes May Compete for Our Calories
Bacteria are changing the way we think about calories

Meat of the Matter: Are Our Modern Methods of Preserving and Cooking Meat Healthy?
Why steaks could be in but hot dogs are still out

Does Eating Turkey Really Make You Sleepy?