People suffering from type 2 diabetes are at a greater risk of suffering from depression too, a new study has found, suggesting the two may go hand in hand.

In a study in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors from Johns Hopkins University found patients with type 2 diabetes are 54 percent more likely to become depressed, and patients diagnosed with depression are 42 percent more likely to develop diabetes

The levels of tetrahydracannibinol (THC) in marijuana have reached a 30-year high, almost double the reading taken in 1983, a new study has revealed, raising concerns that the drug could now be more effective at triggering the changes in the brain that can lead to addiction.

A study conducted at the University of Mississippi revealed that the active ingredient in marijuana has risen over the decades. THC - the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana-has reached the highest-ever amounts since scientific analysis of the drug began in the late 1970s, according to a press release published by the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Exposing dementia patients to about nine hours of daily bright light can significantly slow the progression of dementia, Dutch scientists are suggesting.

The relatively simple treatments, which reset the body's natural clock and the circadian rhythm, may ease some of the behavioral problems associated with dementia

Protesters are calling for the prohibition of electroshock therapy (ECT) commonly used by Canadian psychiatrists on patients with severe depression.

The protest, led by Sue Clark-Wittenberg and members of the International Campaign to Ban Electroshock, was held in Ottawa on Sunday

Teens who use marijuana to avoid depression have a 40 percent risk of developing mental disorders or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report released Friday.

The report, released to coincide with May's Mental Health Awareness Month, shows a whooping two million teens felt depressed at some point during the past year. Depressed teens are more than twice as likely as non-depressed teens to have used marijuana or other illicit drugs during that same period