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7 Things We Now Know About Depression
It’s a complicated illness, with no exact cause, but there is still a lot we now understand about depression, thanks to the work of dedicated scientists. For World Mental Health Day, we look at the facts, common misconceptions and research that’s underway.
8 One Young World leaders who are building a brave new world
Cancer. HIV/AIDS. Ebola. These are just some of the causes these under-30 movers and shakers plan to impact with their bright ideas for change at a one-of-a-kind summit in Colombia.
The director of The Vaccine Confidence Project separates vaccination fact from fiction
For World Immunization Week, we asked Heidi Larson, Ph.D., to share her thoughts on why there has been an uptick in people forgoing vaccines—and why they’re crucial to eliminating some of the world’s most pervasive diseases.
The mind matters: This Johnson & Johnson researcher is on a mission to change how we treat mental illness
Husseini Manji, M.D., is working toward a world in which diseases like depression and schizophrenia are diagnosed quickly and handled without stigma. His team’s discoveries in the lab may just get us there.
“I have schizophrenia": What it’s really like to live with the mental illness
For Mental Health Awareness Month, Tanara, who was diagnosed at the age of 27, shares her very honest story of coping with the disease.
How Johnson & Johnson is helping China give birth to its healthiest generation yet
China has been dominating the headlines. It’s also been top of mind at Johnson & Johnson, especially with the debut of the company’s new GenH Challenge, aimed at helping improve the health of those born after 2011 around the world.
7 health advocates who are determined to change what it means to have a chronic illness
Living with a life-altering disease is undeniably challenging. But it can also be full of triumphs if you embrace one simple mantra: It’s just a bad day, not a bad life.
Healthy Minds: A Janssen report looks at mental health in Asian Pacific countries
To commemorate World Mental Health Day, Janssen shares findings from an analysis of mental health services in 15 countries.
