Study reveals lasting brain changes linked to childhood maltreatment
Childhood abuse leaves a scar on the brain, a new neuroimaging study led by UCLA psychologists has shown.…
Can Changing Your Diet Help Fight Depression? Study Shows Promising Link
There are several factors that can cause depression, including genetics, brain chemistry, stress, trauma and life circumstances. Researchers…
GLP-1 drugs appear psychiatrically safe, but one finding still raises questions
With millions of patients now taking GLP-1 drugs, researchers examined whether concerns about depression and suicidality are supported…
Probiotics for mental health? A new review finds promising signals and major gaps
Researchers map the probiotic strains and gut-brain pathways being investigated across anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, revealing…
Neurogenesis stalls in the brains of adults with major depressive disorder, study shows
Most of our brain’s 100 billion neurons are created before we’re born, but the trickle of neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus could be instrumental in preventing depression, suggest findings from a new…
Major VA study to examine effectiveness of psilocybin on depression, PTSD
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching research to determine whether psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in “magic…
There Are 2 Biologicially Distinct Forms of Major Depression, Says New Study
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe, clinical type of depression, a more broadly defined mood disorder associated…
Neumora Ends Depression Drug Programme and Announces Workforce Reduction (NMRA)
medical research red syringe NEW SIZE ©rawpixel Neumora Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NMRA) said on Monday that it will halt development…
Scientists introduce a precise framework to study screen-saturated childhoods
Children are growing up inside screens. A new peer-reviewed Thought Leaders Invited Review in Brain Health argues that…
How could bisphenol A raise depression risk? Study identifies six key molecular targets
Researchers combined genetic epidemiology, transcriptomics, molecular docking, and mouse experiments to show how a common endocrine-disrupting chemical may…
Depression’s “Energy Crisis”: Fatigue Starts at the Cellular Level
Summary: Fatigue is one of the most debilitating and hardest-to-treat symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD). New research…
Simple wrist-worn device enables early detection of depression relapse
Could a smart watch act as an early‑warning system for depression relapse? New research from McMaster University suggests…