Depression

Common supplements for gut health 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...

Why sunshine could help treat depression

Looking outside at another cloudy sky, on another dreary winter day in the Midwest? Experts say it makes sense that a lack of sunshine leaves...

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...