Potential new treatment for drug-resistant depression identified in mice — blocking histamines in the brain
This is the same molecule involved in allergies, but anti-allergy drugs don’t cut it.
Tag: depression
Toxic workplaces make depression three times more likely — and that’s just the start
We knew toxicity was bad for mental health, but this is something else.
Ayahuasca relieves depression and anxiety, finds study on nearly 12,000 users
Although Ayahuasca is classified as a Schedule I drug, recent research suggests it has medical value.
Laughing gas could be the key against treatment-resistant depression
Who said life doesn't have a sense of humor?
If you don’t align your sleeping patterns to your body clock, you risk depression, lower wellbeing
It's easier for morning people to pull off.
Why ketamine is so good against depression
Is ketamine the miracle drug that we've all being waiting for?
Rap music lyrics referencing suicide and depression double since 1998
Many rappers need self care -- and so do their listeners.
Researchers identify a protein that may be the link between anxiety and depression
It could point the way to new treatments for both conditions.
Trauma may cause cognitive decline in adults
People dealing with stress and depression as a result of past trauma may experience poorer brain performance.
New magnetic brain stimulation technique relieved depression in 90% of the participants in a small-scale study
"There's never been a therapy for treatment-resistant depression that's broken 55% remission rates in open-label testing," the team says.
Teen girls on birth-control pills show more symptoms of depression
The pill might trigger hormonal changes in developing teens that may make them more prone to depression.
A healthy diet can help with depression, new study shows
Healthy mind in healthy body.
Exercising with a coach might be good for fighting depression
Hiring a coach to help you exercise can improve mood more than being on your own.
Facebook posts can be used to predict anxiety, depression, and even diabetes
One day, our social media history might play an important role in the doctor's office.
Why depressed people listen to more sad music
It's probably not what you think.
Indicators of despair on the rise for Gen X-ers entering middle age, paper reports
"The increase in despair that occurs across the 30s is generalized to the entire cohort, regardless of race, ethnicity, education, ...
Ketamine might relieve depression by repairing brain circuits
Ketamine works its magic in a two-step process that first starts with the repair of brain circuits damaged by depression.
We thought depression arises from just 18 genes — we were wrong, new study finds
"We are not saying that depression is not heritable at all. It is. What we are saying is that depression ...
New study wants to tackle depression, obesity, chronic pain by blocking a single protein
Sounds a bit too good to be true, I gotta admit!
