Taiwan currently has roughly 190,000 people diagnosed with Alzheimer's, according to a report by the Consumers Foundation (CF), while the number continues to grow at a fast pace.

Australia's Okan Kaya likes “Call of Duty: Black Ops II.” In November he played the blockbuster video game for a world-record 122 hours.

Bus stops in the northern Swedish town of Umeaa have been fitted with light therapy panels to help commuters fight off the winter blues, the energy company behind the move said Tuesday.

Suicide rates in the United States have risen sharply since the economic crisis took hold in 2007 and political leaders should do more to protect Americans' mental health during tough times, researchers said on Monday.

More than 350 million people suffer from depression globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, ahead of World Mental Health Day on Wednesday.

Canada announced Wednesday it was disbursing CA$19.4 million in aid for 14 poorer countries to treat mental health disorders.

When it comes to depression, it matters whether you are a man or woman, young or old.

Management consultants say 60 percent of senior executives experience high stress and anxiety on a regular basis, and a thriving industry of motivational speakers teaches business leaders how to manage their corrosive burden of stress. But just how uneasy lies the head that wears the crown?

A National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has discovered that rapamycin, an autophagy activator drug, may be used to alleviate frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), one of the main causes of dementia.

Indian generics giant Cipla says it has scored a “landmark” court win in a patent challenge launched by Switzerland's Roche Holding over the Mumbai firm's version of a lung-cancer drug.