Ketamine can boost cognitive function quickly, lower suicide risk
Scientists from Columbia University found that ketamine, a drug used to treat mood disorders and severe depression, improved the thinking and reasoning of those...
Depression severity may predict stroke risk
Scientists from Kaiser Permanente found that the severity of depressive symptoms over time may help predict stroke risk.
The research was published in Stroke and...
Ruminating on your ruminations can cause more depression
Scientists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that ruminating on our ruminations causes more depression.
The research is published in BMC Psychiatry...
Depression, loneliness linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19
Scientists from Harvard found that people who reported in a survey that they felt worried, depressed, or lonely had a greater chance of being...
Common forms of depression you need to know
Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder.
It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may prevent depression
Statins have been hailed as a wonder drug; the cholesterol-lowering drugs have been prescribed to tens of millions of people since their approval in...
Mediterranean diet could reduce depression symptoms
Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney found people with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they...
Scientists find a major cause for depression in middle-aged and older people
Scientists from Colorado State University found social isolation is a big cause of depression in middle-aged and older people.
The research is published in The...
Scientists find blood markers that predict suicide in major depression
Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have developed a method to identify blood biomarkers that could predict the suicide risk of major depressive...
Scientists found how depression drugs treat nerve pain
Scientists from Australia's national science agency found for the first time how tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) work against nerve pain.
The finding paves the way for...