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Physical Activity Reduces Stress-Related Brain Activity to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Apr. 15, 2024 — Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the protective effects were even more pronounced in ...

Teen Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults

Apr. 16, 2024 — A research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give ...

Brain Stimulation Treatment May Improve Depression, Anxiety in Older Adults

Apr. 10, 2024 — A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new ...

Prairie Voles Display Signs of Human-Like Depression

Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers make the case that prairie voles, small rodents that are found throughout the central United States and Canada, can be effectively used as animal models to further the study of clinical ...

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Low Intensity Exercise Linked to Reduced Depression

Apr. 24, 2024 — New research has found a significant association between participating in low to moderate intensity exercise and reduced rates of ...

Heart Disease, Depression Linked by Inflammation

Apr. 8, 2024 — Coronary artery disease and major depression may be genetically linked via inflammatory pathways to an increased risk for cardiomyopathy, a degenerative heart muscle disease, researchers have ...

Feeding the Lonely Brain

Apr. 4, 2024 — A new study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures ...

For Younger Women, Mental Health Now May Predict Heart Health Later

Mar. 28, 2024 — Younger women are generally thought to have a low risk of heart disease, but new research urges clinicians to revisit that assumption, especially for women who suffer from certain mental health ...

Positive Associations Between Premenstrual Disorders and Perinatal Depression

Mar. 28, 2024 — Women affected by premenstrual disorders have a higher risk of perinatal depression compared with those who do not, according to new research. The ...

People With Depression See No Immediate Change from Common GP Assessment, Study Shows

Mar. 27, 2024 — A common GP assessment used to monitor depression treatment does not provide any immediate benefits to patients. Experts testing the PHQ-9 assessment ...

Large-Scale Animal Study Links Brain pH Changes to Wide-Ranging Cognitive Issues

Mar. 26, 2024 — The International Brain pH Project Consortium unveils groundbreaking findings in a large-scale animal model study, indicating altered brain pH and ...

Treating Anxiety, Depression in People With Heart Disease Reduced ER Visits, Hospitalizations

Mar. 20, 2024 — Treating anxiety and depression significantly reduced hospital readmission and emergency room visits in people with heart disease.This may be the ...

Link Between Adversity, Psychiatric and Cognitive Decline

Mar. 1, 2024 — Scientists have been examining the relationship between childhood adversity, and psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and psychiatric and cognitive ...

Intervention Reduces Likelihood of Developing Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by More Than 70%

Feb. 26, 2024 — Results from a large clinical trial show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the ...

Gut-Brain Communication Turned on Its Axis

Feb. 26, 2024 — The mechanisms by which antidepressants and other emotion-focused medications work could be reconsidered due to an important new breakthrough in the understanding of how the gut communicates with the ...

People in Urban Areas With More Green Space Have Better Mental Health

Feb. 26, 2024 — A new study suggests that city dwellers who have more exposure to urban green spaces require fewer mental health ...

Maternal Mental Conditions Drive Climbing Death Rate in U.S., Evidence Review Finds

Feb. 21, 2024 — Researchers culled years of data demonstrating that maternal mental illness is an under-recognized contributor to the death of new mothers. They are calling for urgent action to address this public ...

Modifying Brain Molecule Relaxin-3 Can Potentially Reduce Side Effects in Treating Anxiety, Depression and More

Feb. 20, 2024 — A team of researchers has found a potential way to treat conditions like depression and anxiety with fewer side ...

Wildfires Linked to Surge in Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits

Feb. 20, 2024 — A new studyshows wildfires lead to an increase of anxiety-related emergency department visits in the western United States, amplifying the concerning parallel trajectory of two escalating public ...

Understanding the Relationship Between Our Sleep, Body Clock and Mental Health

Feb. 19, 2024 — Problems with our sleep and internal body clock can trigger or worsen a range of psychiatric disorders, according to a new review of recent research evidence. The review suggests gaining a better ...

A Closer Look at Cannabis Use and Binge Eating

Feb. 13, 2024 — New research examined how often people experiencing binge eating are also using cannabis recreationally, and whether patients who use cannabis experience more severe eating disorder symptoms or ...

Benefits of Resistance Exercise Training in Treatment of Anxiety and Depression

Feb. 8, 2024 — A new study has demonstrated the impact resistance exercise training can have in the treatment of anxiety and depressive ...

Ketamine's Promise for Severe Depression Grows, but Major Questions Remain

Feb. 8, 2024 — Using an old anesthesia drug to pull people out of the depths of severe depression has gone from fringe idea to widespread use in just a few years. But major questions remain about who ketamine can ...

Researchers Make Progress Toward Developing Blood Tests for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders

Feb. 7, 2024 — Researchers used genetic material from human blood and lab-grown brain cells say they have made progress in developing a blood test to identify disease-associated changes in the brain specifically ...

Stress Influences Brain and Psyche Via Immune System

Feb. 7, 2024 — Chronic stress affects the immune system and the brain. Researchers now show that a particular enzyme found in cells of the immune system enters the brain under stress. In mice, it causes them to ...

Are Body Temperature and Depression Linked? Science Says, Yes

Feb. 5, 2024 — People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the ...

Psychological Care Delivered Over the Phone Is an Effective Way to Combat Loneliness and Depression, According to a Major New Study

Feb. 1, 2024 — The results of the study, a major clinical trial carried out during the Covid pandemic, showed rapid and enduring improvements in mental health and quality of life when older people received weekly ...

When a Stressful Situation Is Perceived as a Threat, Health and Wellbeing Suffer

Feb. 1, 2024 — People experience more health and wellbeing issues when they feel overwhelmed by stressful situations rather than seeing them as a challenge, a new study ...

'Furry Fruit' Improves Mental Health -- Fast

Jan. 24, 2024 — Kiwifruit has proven itself as a powerful mood booster and new research has shown just how fast its effects can ...

Can We Predict When a Migraine Attack Will Occur?

Jan. 24, 2024 — Migraine is often underdiagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enough as well as find strategies to prevent attacks. A new study looks at ways to more ...

Relationships With Caring Adults Provide a Buffer Against Depression, Anxiety, Regardless of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Jan. 18, 2024 — A new study sought to identify factors that would bolster resilience for marginalized and minoritized youth, using data from the Boricua Youth Study, a longitudinal study following three generations ...

Therapy Versus Medication: Comparing Treatments for Depression in Heart Disease

Jan. 17, 2024 — New research shows that behavioral activation therapy is as effective as antidepressant medications in treating symptoms of depression in patients with heart ...

Newly Identified Genes for Depression May Lead to New Treatments

Jan. 10, 2024 — More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified in a worldwide ...

Reduced Drug Use Is a Meaningful Treatment Outcome for People With Stimulant Use Disorders, Study Shows

Jan. 10, 2024 — Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This ...