Type 2 diabetes drug may benefit people with chronic depression
Scientists from Stanford University found that a medication normally used to boost insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes appears to help ease the symptoms...
Social isolation, loneliness can damage heart and brain health
Scientists from the American Heart Association suggest that social isolation and loneliness may increase the risk of having or dying from a heart attack...
The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead, but that doesn’t mean antidepressants don’t...
The chemical imbalance theory of depression is well and truly dead.
A paper by Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues, long-time critics of the effectiveness of antidepressants,...
Dog ownership could be linked to anxiety and depression
It is often believed that a close relationship between owners and their dogs can bring many mental health benefits to owners, but findings from...
Vitamin B6 supplements could reduce anxiety, depression
Scientists from the University of Reading measured the impact of high doses of Vitamin B6 on young adults and found that they reported feeling...
Depression drug ketamine unlikely to cause addiction
Scientists from the University of Geneva found that ketamine is unlikely to be addictive to people who use it for extended periods of time.
The...
This mental problem causes depression in older people
Scientists from UCL and elsewhere found that loneliness is responsible for 18% of depression among older people.
They showed that people’s subjective experiences of loneliness...
Long COVID-related fatigue linked to anxiety and depression
Scientists from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya found that fatigue in long COVID patients is related to anxiety, depression and apathy.
The research is published...
Yogic breathing could help reduce major depression
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania found that a breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who...
Eating fruit more often may reduce depression
Scientists from Aston University found that people who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental well-being and are less likely...