Researchers find link between neuritin gene activity and stress induced...
(Medical Xpress) -- Research teams from the US and Korea have together been studying depression and other mood disorders and have found that chronic stress can block a gene whose job it is to maintain...
View ArticleResearchers find myelin development differences between chimps and humans
(Medical Xpress)—A mixed background group of US researchers has found in studying chimpanzee brains, that development of myelin, the fatty sheath that covers the connections between nerve cells, occurs...
View ArticleScientists explain how ketamine vanquishes depression within hours
(Medical Xpress)—Many chronically depressed and treatment-resistant patients experience immediate relief from symptoms after taking small amounts of the drug ketamine. For a decade, scientists have...
View ArticleImproving mental health starts with early childhood relationships
Making sure children grow up in a safe and stable environment is the goal of Iowa State University researchers working on a statewide evaluation through the Iowa Department of Public Health and the...
View ArticlePostpartum depression improves with time, but for many women, depressive...
Research evidence shows that symptoms of postpartum depression decrease over time—but depression remains a long-term problem for 30 to 50 percent of affected women, according to a report in the January...
View ArticleDialysis patients' anxiety and depression linked to physical impairments
With the rate of chronic kidney disease on the rise among older Americans, researchers seeking to improve patients' quality of life studied a group of adults undergoing hemodialysis and found their...
View ArticleLow cortisol levels may increase risk of depression in bipolar disorder
Depression is almost twice as common, and poor quality of life almost five times as common, in people with bipolar disorder who have elevated or low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the blood....
View ArticleStudy links major depression to higher risk of death among older US adults
(Medical Xpress)—U.S. adults 50 and older who suffer from major depression face a 43 percent increase in the risk of death, especially cardiovascular disease or cancer, according to a study involving a...
View ArticleStudy examines effect of depressed mood on pulmonary rehab completion
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that people with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are also depressed have difficulty sticking to a pulmonary rehabilitation program. This...
View ArticleHigh stress, hostility, depression linked with increased stroke risk
Higher levels of stress, hostility and depressive symptoms are associated with significantly increased risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in middle-age and older adults, according to new...
View ArticleControlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
Controlling pain during childbirth and post delivery may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, writes Katherine Wisner, M.D., a Northwestern Medicine® perinatal psychiatrist, in a July 23 editorial...
View ArticleOmega-3 fatty acids may prevent some forms of depression
Patients with increased inflammation, including those receiving cytokines for medical treatment, have a greatly increased risk of depression. For example, a 6-month treatment course of interferon-alpha...
View ArticleDetecting depressive states in the elderly with on-line monitoring devices
Specialists at the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) of Mexico developed a system that detected depression in older adults through monitoring their daily routine. This technology can be used as...
View ArticleResearch shows why antidepressant may be effective in postpartum depression
An antidepressant commonly prescribed for women with postpartum depression may restore connections between cells in brain regions that are negatively affected by chronic stress during pregnancy, new...
View ArticleCould there be a bright side to depression?
(Medical Xpress)—A group of researchers studying the roots of depression has developed a test that leads them closer to the idea that depression may actually be an adaptation meant to help people cope...
View ArticleLink exists between white matter and concussion-related depression, anxiety
(Medical Xpress)—White matter brain abnormalities in some patients with depression disorders closely resemble abnormalities found in patients who have experienced a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI),...
View ArticleCognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia reduces suicidal thoughts in veterans
A new study is the first to show that the treatment of insomnia in veterans is associated with a significant reduction in suicidal ideation.
View ArticleScientist finds higher opioid doses associated with increase in depression
Patients who increased doses of opioid medicines to manage chronic pain were more likely to experience an increase in depression, according to Saint Louis University findings in Pain.
View ArticleAs death rates drop, nonfatal diseases and injuries take a bigger toll on...
People across the world are living longer but spending more time in ill health as rates of nonfatal diseases and injuries - including diabetes and hearing loss - decline more slowly than death rates,...
View ArticleLongevity hormone is lower in stressed and depressed women
Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho, a hormone that regulates aging and enhances cognition, researchers at UC San Francisco have found in a study comparing mothers of...
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