Winter storm batters US power, snarling Christmas travel

BUFFALO, NY (AP) — A battering winter storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States on Saturday, left millions more to worry about the prospect of further outages and crippled emergency response efforts and an airport in snowbound New York state. Across the country, officials have attributed … Leer más

Scientists can now «see» moods inside the brain

Baylor College of Medicine researchers have developed what they call a «mood decoder» during a small clinical trial of deep brain stimulation as a therapy for treatment-resistant depression. Using brain recordings from within the skull, the researchers were able to divine how activity in certain regions of the brain matched up with moods, with the … Leer más

Mental health challenges are normal during holidays, says a Mass. therapist

This article was originally published in Spanish and has been translated and slightly edited for clarity. Despite the Christmas lights, carols, and food, sometimes there’s someone who doesn’t feel like participating much, singing, receiving or giving gifts. Maybe you are that person, who’s been feeling different during the holidays. Struggling with mental health during the … Leer más