Vitamin D may reduce depression symptoms in adults
Scientists from Finnish, Australia, and the U.S. found that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression.
Depressive symptoms cause a big...
Scientists find new way to detect late-life depression in older people
Scientists from the University of Connecticut found a new biomarker to detect late-life depression in older people.
Major depression in older adults is very common,...
New eye simulation method could reduce depression and dementia symptoms
Scientists from The University of Hong Kong and elsewhere found that the electrical stimulation of the eye surface could reduce depression-like symptoms and improve...
Inflammation is not always linked to depression, study finds
Multiple prior studies have found higher levels of inflammation in older individuals with depression.
In a study from Penn Medicine, scientists found that clinically depressed...
Some vegetarian diets may be linked to depression, study finds
Not all vegan and vegetarian diets are healthy—and one consequence of a low-quality plant-based diet could be poorer mental health.
Scientists from Bond University found...
Widely used depression drugs may lead to higher death risk
Scientists from Rutgers University and Columbia University found an increased mortality risk in adults with depression who initiated augmentation with newer antipsychotic medications compared...
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...