Stable jobs, secure housing important for better depression treatment outcomes
In a study from UCL Psychology & Language Sciences, scientists found people without jobs or with less secure housing have poorer outcomes when treated...
Living in greener areas may boost mental health, reduce medication use
Scientists found that living in greener areas may boost mental health, and reduce medication use.
Foot massage improves sleep quality, reduce anxiety effectively in older women
Foot massage can help minimize the number of common menopause symptoms, including sleep disruption, effectively extending sleep duration by an average of an hour per day.
Losing housing later in life can give you a dangerous ‘health shock’
A quarter of the participants in a long-term study of older people experiencing homelessness in Oakland died within a few years of being enrolled.
How the brain stores remote fear memory
A remote fear memory is a memory of traumatic events that occurred in the distant past — a few months to decades ago.
A University...
A walk in the woods may reduce anxiety and depression
Forest therapy is an effective and simple method for dealing with something many people struggle with.
Scientists find how trauma changes the brain
In a study from the University of Rochester, scientists found how trauma changes the brain
Exposure to trauma can be life-changing—and researchers are learning more...
Scientists find 4 genes linked to higher suicide risk
Suicide is the cause of over 700,000 deaths annually and is the fourth-leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 29 years old.
In...
Some blood pressure drugs may help reduce depression
None of the 41 most common high blood pressure medications increased the risk of depression, while 9 medications appeared to lower it.
Common depression drug may help treat blinding eye disease
A recent study from the University of Virginia found an antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness...