Married couples are more likely to share psychiatric disorders
Crazy in love just took on a whole new meaning. A sweeping study found that people with psychiatric…
Chronic Stress Sends Immune Cells to Brain, Driving Depression
Summary: A new study shows that chronic stress causes immune cells called neutrophils to leave bone marrow in…
Depression Disrupts Learning to Avoid Unpleasant Events
Summary: Depression specifically impairs the ability to learn how to actively avoid unpleasant events, though it does not…
20% of Hong Kong secondary students face depression, anxiety and stress: study
About 20 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students showed moderate to severe depression, anxiety and stress…
Extreme Heat Makes People More Negative
Summary: A large-scale global study shows that extreme heat affects not just our bodies, but also our emotions.…
Mental Health Disorders Slash Life Expectancy By Up To 20 Years
Mental health disorders could be a driving factor in heart-related deaths. (© pixelheadphoto – stock.adobe.com) Study Shows Anxiety,…
Gambling and debt left Mic Whitty ashamed and homeless. Kindness and a war diary were his path out
Mic Whitty is cycle touring around Australia, stopping at war graves along the way. With his yellow postal…
CVS, Walgreens require prescriptions for COVID vaccines in Colorado
People who want to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine at CVS or Walgreens pharmacies in Colorado this fall…
After shooting, RFK Jr. says HHS will study psychiatric drugs
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, said Kennedy should be fired after he suggested antidepressants played a role in the…
The Midlife “Unhappiness Hump” Has Vanished, But at a Cost
Summary: A new large-scale study finds that the long-observed “unhappiness hump,” where mental distress peaked in midlife, has…
Research sheds new light on depression’s biological roots
Researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are…
Brain Cells Behind Depression Identified
Summary: Researchers analyzing post-mortem brain tissue found two cell types altered in people with depression: excitatory neurons that…