Depression

Scientists find how to accurately predict depression and bipolar disorder

In a new study, researchers have developed the world's first test to accurately predict mood disorders in people, based on the levels of a...

This common antibiotic may reduce depression

In a new study, researchers found evidence that drug minocycline could improve depressive symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression and low inflammation. Minocycline is a...

This mental problem second only to age as biggest risk factor for COVID-19 death

In a new study, researchers found that people with schizophrenia, a mental disorder that affects mood and perception of reality, are almost three times...

This depression drug may protect you from severe COVID-19

In a recent study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, researchers found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine seems to prevent COVID-19...

Can depression drugs help reduce chronic back pain and osteoarthritis?

Antidepressants are commonly used worldwide to treat pain. But in a new study, researchers found these drugs offer little to no help for people suffering...

PTSD, anxiety, and depression may not be mental diseases, study finds

In a recent study published in the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, researchers found that some of the most common mental diseases, such as depression,...

Scientists develop world’s first test to accurately predict depression and bipolar disorder

In a new study, researchers have developed the world’s first test to accurately predict mood disorders in people, based on the levels of a...

This therapy may reduce depression symptoms within minutes

In a new study, researchers found that personalized brain stimulation could reduce severe depression symptoms. They found a novel personalized neuromodulation approach that—at least in...

Depression and stress may reduce efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines

Decades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can weaken the body's immune system and lower the effectiveness of certain...

Your gut health may be linked to high blood pressure and depression

In a new study, researchers found gut bacteria differences between people with high blood pressure and those with high blood pressure plus depression. The research...