Antipsychotics for depression may come with higher death risk
In a new study, adults with depression who added newer antipsychotic medications to their treatment had an increased mortality risk compared to a control...
Social media use during COVID-19 pandemic linked to higher risk of depression
The COVID-19 pandemic has rewritten social media usage habits:
People spend more time on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and more often, they post pictures and...
Social media use linked to depression and trauma during COVID-19
Researchers found that social media usage was related to both depression and secondary trauma during the early part of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Can’t stop checking...
This depression drug could help treat ‘lazy eye’
In a new study, scientists reveal how subanesthetic ketamine, which is used for pain management and as an antidepressant in humans, is effective in...
Using these drugs to treat depression may cause higher death risk
Rutgers researchers, together with colleagues at Columbia University, have reported an increased mortality risk in adults with depression who initiated augmentation with newer antipsychotic...
Diet may not help prevent depression, study shows
In a new review study, researchers found evidence that the right diet can prevent or alleviate depression is weak.
The research was conducted by a...
Study links rising stress, depression in US to COVID-related losses and media use
In a new study, researchers found experiencing stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—such as unemployment—and COVID-19-related media consumption may increase stress and depression in...
Your immune system may fight against depression, Yale study shows
In a new study, researchers found an inflammatory autoimmune response similar to one linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) also occurs...
This popular supplement may help reduce depression
Foods that broaden the profile of helpful bacteria in the gut are collectively known as probiotics, while prebiotics is compounds that help these bacteria...
Depression, but not anxiety, is linked to inflammation
Anxiety and depression are often linked and assumed to be closely related.
But in a new study, researchers have found for the first time that...