“Alarming” COVID-19 Study: 80% of Respondents Report Significant Symptoms of Depression
Young adults across the US took part in loneliness study. A new national survey, looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted young US adults’…
Young adults across the US took part in loneliness study. A new national survey, looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted young US adults’…
New research has shown that the antidepressant sertraline helps to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The substance acts on a metabolic addiction that allows…
Antidepressant drug repurposed for patients with coronavirus infection. In a preliminary study of COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease who were attempting to recover in their…
New nationwide poll shows 1 in 3 respondents age 65+ think they can just “snap out of it.” As the nation continues to struggle with…
Over-activity in a single brain region underlies multiple symptoms of stress-related disorders Targeting this region with ketamine only treats some of the symptoms The region…
Scientists have discovered that measuring brainwaves produced during REM sleep can predict whether a patient will respond to treatment from depression. This enables patients to…
A public health advisory issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2003, followed by drug label warnings, indicated that children and adolescents…
Weakened brain connections may mediate prenatal depression’s influence on child behavior. Altered brain connectivity may be one way prenatal depression influences child behavior, according to…
Naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may have an anti-suicidal effect – according to a new study from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)…
FDA database of drug side effects indicates the benefit may hold up no matter where Botox is injected. Botox, a medication derived from a bacterial…
Rates of psychological distress, including depression and anxiety symptoms, were found among Australian adults during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia, according to…
No matter how close parks are to home, perceptions of park-centered crime may keep New Yorkers from using them. Researchers at NYU Grossman School of…
But possible contribution to lessening anxiety not yet clear, evidence review suggests. Probiotics either taken by themselves or when combined with prebiotics, may help to…
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers use stem cells from adults with depression to test treatments. A study published in Molecular Psychiatry shows that patient-derived…
Stockholm, Sweden: Scientists have found that some people being treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have a greater tendency to commit violent crime. In…
Tubulin traps important signaling molecules, leads to reduced brain messaging. Scientists have zeroed in on a structural protein as a new target for the diagnosis…
A new form of magnetic brain stimulation rapidly relieved symptoms of severe depression in 90% of participants in a small study conducted by researchers at…
Drug class ‘notoriously difficult to quit,’ yet not intended for permanent use, according to authors in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Patients who…