Posts Tagged ‘depression’
Blood pressure: Early treatment advised by US guidelines has no survival benefits
When is high blood pressure dangerous? Medical associations offer widely differing answers. In the USA, for example, patients are seen as hypertensive much sooner than in Germany. …
Read Full ArticleBeing overweight likely to cause depression, even without health complications
A large-scale genomic analysis has found the strongest evidence yet that being overweight causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems. …
Read Full ArticleOnline program helps prevent teen depression
Although up to 20 percent of adolescents experience a depressive episode each year, the medical community has struggled to implement programs that effectively prevent depression. ..
Read Full ArticleIndividual stress susceptibility and glucose metabolism are linked to brain function
Chronic stress is a well-known risk factor for the development of psychiatric illnesses including depression disorders. The brain requires a great deal of glucose, …
Read Full ArticleA comprehensive review of existing research demonstrates that exercise is an effective treatment for major mental disorders
Based on compelling evidence from a meta-review of existing research, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) has issued new guidelines to promote exercise as a key additional treatment …
Read Full ArticleKetamine activates opioid system to treat depression
A new study appearing online today from the American Journal of Psychiatry finds that ketamine’s acute antidepressant effect requires opioid system activation, the first time that a receptor site has been shown in humans …
Read Full ArticleNeural link between depression and bad sleep identified
The neural link between depression and sleep problems has been identified for the first time in a new study by researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) and Fudan University (China). …
Read Full ArticleGreening vacant lots reduces feelings of depression in city dwellers, study finds
Greening vacant urban land significantly reduces feelings of depression and improves overall mental health for the surrounding residents, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences …
Read Full ArticleGut microbes may contribute to depression and anxiety in obesity
Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and anxiety, but even more so. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have demonstrated a surprising potential contributor to these negative …
Read Full ArticleMale depression may lower pregnancy chances among infertile couples, NIH study suggests
Among couples being treated for infertility, depression in the male partner was linked to lower pregnancy chances, while depression in the female partner was not found to influence the rate of live birth, according to a study …
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