News for 'Molecular Psychiatry'

'Most Mental Health Issues Start Before Age 25'

'Most Mental Health Issues Start Before Age 25'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2026

A large-scale international study published in the journal, Molecular Psychiatry, has been tracking over 7 lakh individuals and has shown that 34.6 per cent of mental disorders begin before the age of 14 years, 48.4 per cent before 18 years and 62.5 per cent by the age of 25 years.

Quit it! Smoking makes you less intelligent

Quit it! Smoking makes you less intelligent

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

A new study has revealed that smoking can impair thinking skills such as planning, decision-making and problem-solving.

How bullying affects your brain

How bullying affects your brain

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

The effects are physical and psychological.

Warning! Action video games can harm your brain

Warning! Action video games can harm your brain

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

Video games have been shown to benefit some cognitive systems in the brain, but research has now revealed that habitual players of action games have less grey matter!