Science Shows a Healthy Diet Significantly Reduces Depression
Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet, a new…
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Toddler’s Cognitive Development Could Be Impaired by Stress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy
Women’s elevated anxiety, depression, and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, subsequently resulting in reduced cognitive development in their offspring at…
Do Antidepressants Help? Study Finds They’re Not Associated With Improved Long Term Physical or Mental Health
Among people with depression, those using antidepressants had no better quality of life in the long run. Over time, using antidepressants is not associated with…
The Surprising Health Benefits of Cold Water Therapy
Can immersing yourself in cold be beneficial to your health? Cold water therapy, or cold immersion, is what it sounds like: immersing yourself in cold…
4 Science-Backed Benefits of Your Morning Cup of Coffee
It’s the first thing that many people reach for in the morning, but can that early cup of coffee be doing more good than just…
Interoception: Rhesus Monkeys Can Perceive Their Own Heartbeat
Potential Model for New Studies of Depression, Anxiety, Alzheimer’s Disease Rhesus macaques showed ability to perceive their own heartbeat Interoception an important marker in neuropsychiatric…
Grey Matter Volume From Brain MRI Could Inform Treatment Decisions for Mental Health Disorders
The brain structure of patients with recent onset psychosis and depression can offer important biological insights into these illnesses and how they might develop. In…
Psilocybin Rewires Brain Connections To Help Alleviate Depression
Psilocybin fosters greater connections between different regions of the brain in depressed people, freeing them up from long-held patterns of rumination and excessive self-focus, according…
Psychedelic Magic Mushroom Compound Psilocybin Rewires the Brain for People With Depression
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely…
Improving Symptoms in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression Using Pharmacogenetics
CAMH-led clinical trial provides further evidence for widespread use of pharmacogenetic testing in prescribing anti-depressants. Pharmacogenetic testing was associated with nearly a two-fold (89 percent)…
Marijuana for Medical Use May Result in Rapid Onset of Addiction
The hype over medical marijuana for treating health problems may be exaggerated, researchers find. Obtaining a medical marijuana card (MMC) to use cannabis products to…
Air Pollution Linked to Development of Depression Symptoms in Adolescents
Higher ozone levels predicted increase in depressive symptoms over time, study finds. Exposure to ozone from air pollution has been linked to an increase in…
Increased Risk of Mental Health Disorders – Including Anxiety and Depression – After COVID-19 Infection
Tackling mental health disorders among survivors of COVID-19 should be a priority, say researchers. A study published by The BMJ recently finds that covid-19 is…
Pregnant Women Have Lingering Depression, Anxiety – Even With Antidepressant Treatment
First study to show pregnant and postpartum women experience depression, anxiety even with medication. These women need to be continually monitored during pregnancy and postpartum…
COVID-19 Survivors Face Increased Mental Health Risks Up to a Year Later – “It’s So Much More Serious”
Data point to rise in anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, suicidal thoughts. As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, countless people have experienced…
Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease Share Common Genetic Roots
Epidemiological data have long linked depression with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive dementia that affects nearly 6 million Americans. Now, a…
High Rate of Possible Undiagnosed Autism Discovered in People Who Died by Suicide
A new study has revealed that a significant number of people who died by suicide were likely autistic, but undiagnosed, highlighting the urgent need for…
Psychedelic Treatment With Psilocybin for Major Depression Effective for Up to a Year
Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults for up to a month. Now, in…
