New Drug Combo Shows Promise for Treatment of Depression and Addiction
The combination of naltrexone and ketamine can help treat both symptoms of addiction and depression, a preliminary study by Yale University researchers suggests. Substance abuse…
Depression
Study Shows A Depressed Spouse Increases One’s Own Cognitive Decline
Researchers at Yale School of Public Health and their scientific partners have found that having a depressed spouse can increase one’s own depressive symptoms as…
Depression and Alcoholism Linked to SEMA3A Gene Variant in African Americans
A new genome-wide association study (GWAS) by Yale and University of Pennsylvania researchers found that a gene variant involved in brain development is strongly associated…
New Genome-Wide Analysis Links Marijuana Dependence and Major Depression
A newly published genome-wide analysis of more than 14,000 individuals has identified several gene variants that increase risk of cannabis dependence. The analysis also suggests…
Yale Study Links Depression During Pregnancy to Risky Postpartum Sexual Behavior
New research from Yale reveals that among young, urban women of color, depressive symptoms can start during pregnancy and can be a precursor to risky…
Artificially Reactivating Positive Memories Can Reverse Depression
By artificially reactivating happy memories that were formed before the onset of depression, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can cure the symptoms of depression…
Nutritional Supplements Help Ease Clinical Depression
A new review of the literature evaluated the findings of nearly 200 published papers that studied the effectiveness of five nutritional supplements on depression, revealing…
Area of Brain Responsible for Exercise Motivation Discovered, May Help Improve Treatments for Depression
Scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute have discovered that the dorsal medial habenula region in the brain controls the desire to exercise in mice, possibly…
Study Links Diet Soda with Depression in Older Adults
In a new study, scientists found that older adults that drank at least four cups of diet soda a day were 31 percent more likely…
Depression is the Top Disability Among US & Canadian Teens
According to a new study led by researchers at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle, depression…
Multiple Media Use Linked to Depression & Anxiety
In a new report published this week by Michigan State University’s psychology department, researchers found evidence that using multiple forms of media at the same…
Neural Connection Between Infant Stress & Depressions in Teenage Girls
Stressful experiences in the first year of life can drive hormonal changes in girls later in childhood. These chemical changes lead to abnormal brain connectivity,…
Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Has Increased Risks
HMS researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined the current literature on the safety and efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use in…
Ketamine Produces Rapid Antidepressant Responses
A recently published study shows that ketamine, a N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, produces rapid antidepressant responses in patients who are resistant to typical antidepressants. Many chronically…
GATA1 Plays a Role in the Loss of Connections between Neurons and in Symptoms of Depression
A new study by Yale University scientists found that GATA1 represses the expression of several genes that are necessary for the formation of synaptic connections…
Researchers Study the Link Between Hyperactivity in the Brain and Depression
Researchers at UCLA have shown that people with depression have increased connections among most brain areas. While studying the functional connections of the brain in…
Babyloid Robot Aims to Combat Depression in the Elderly
This fluffy robot is cuddly and soft, but it is no toy. Babyloid is Japan’s latest therapeutic robot baby, designed to help ease depression among…