Ageing can seem like a scary prospect, but many scientific studies have found that youth isn't all it's cracked up to be. There are plenty of cases in which human beings peak well into middle and old age. So here's a list of traits and...

This video highlights the dangers of smoking for young people, emphasizing the risks of addiction and the long-term health consequences. It also discusses other forms of tobacco, such as hookahs and e-cigarettes, and their potential...

Susan W. White, Ph.D. is an associate professor at Virginia Tech. She established the Virginia Tech Psychosocial Interventions (PI) lab in 2006. As director of the PI Lab, Dr. White's research seeks to identify psychological processes...

Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. New developments in the karaoke plan cause Dr. M to feel even more anxious, but not quite as anxious...

Learn the power of positive thinking, compassion and gratitude. An inspiring short film on positive thinking, compassion and gratitude. It can be said that what we put in our mind at bedtime may well affect our attitude in the morning....

A young woman is frequently accused of having an eating disorder because of her feeding tube. When Amy Lee Fisher goes out to eat it's not uncommon for complete strangers to come up and start talking to Amy about her health. Because of...

In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson sets out to learn how to manage fear. To demonstrate it is possible to overcome fear Todd will walk on a wire across two skyscrapers – a world first for...

Please share this video with those who could use some inspiration. Will Smith is an powerful motivator. These life lessons are taken from various interviews over the past 20 years.

In this video Jenny Langley discusses the sessions that she facilitates for carers of patients with eating disorders. She encourages them to look at challenges through a framework of five steps.

AHHH! A CREEPY CLOWN! Stephen King's IT is bringing fear back to the theater in 2017, so it's the perfect time to explore coulrophobia, the fear of clowns. Alie and Ali dive into the psychology and neuroscience of why the murderous...

Take a deep breath in and out. Feel better? Anxiety and stress can be pretty gnarly. When it starts to affect your daily life, thatês when thereês some serious concern. But what can you do when you have a problem with anxiety? This week,...

Alie knows all about how stressful grad school can be. But what happens when stress is more than just stress? This week, we're talking about the neuroscience of anxiety. And for Alie, it's personal.

In this video Janet Treasure looks at types of treatment and therapy techniques which are used to help people with eating disorders to combat the illness.

In this video Janet Treasure discusses how in helping someone with an eating disorder it can be important to adopt a soft gentle tone in order to help understand the person better.

In this video Janet Treasure talks about how eating disorders become automatic and how these can be changed and the challenges involved in doing this.

Video games. Are they bad for you? That's what they said about rock 'n roll! Despite a lot of research being conducted on how video games are destroying society as we know it, there is a lot of evidence that video games can be beneficial...