Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Can green tea help prevent cognitive decline?

Higher green tea consumption significantly reduces cerebral white matter lesions in older adults, offering potential protective effects against cognitive decline.

8 Jan 2025

Research highlights depression trends in community-dwelling older adults

Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in a multisite sample of community-dwelling older adults in the United States reports a study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

8 Jan 2025

Blood test could help track Alzheimer's disease progression and severity

Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women.

8 Jan 2025

Study reveals shocking delays in child mental health care

Children and young people with high levels of mental health needs are struggling to receive the help they need, or to have their difficulties recognized, according to a new study.

8 Jan 2025

Study highlights delays in mental health support for children and young people

Children and young people with high levels of mental health needs are struggling to receive the help they need, or to have their difficulties recognized, according to a new study.

7 Jan 2025

Study reveals significant increase in recreational ketamine use among adults

A recent study analyzing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that past-year recreational ketamine use among adults has increased dramatically since 2015, including significant shifts in associations with depression and sociodemographic characteristics such as race, age and education status.

7 Jan 2025

Researchers enhance longevity of neural implants with protective coating

Neural implants contain integrated circuits (ICs) — commonly called chips — built on silicon. These implants need to be small and flexible to mimic circumstances inside the human body.

7 Jan 2025

Persistent and increasing depression linked to higher mortality risk in Chinese adults

Study reveals five depressive symptom trajectories, with stable-high and increasing patterns significantly raising all-cause mortality risk in older adults.

7 Jan 2025

How loneliness and social isolation impact your health at the molecular level

This research identifies proteins linking social relationships to cardiovascular disease and mortality, offering insights for disease prediction and prevention.

7 Jan 2025

Better food, better mood: The role of diet quality in mental health

Australian researchers found that diet quality, not diet type, has a small but significant impact on depressive symptoms in women. Higher-quality diets with fresh and minimally processed foods were linked to fewer depressive symptoms.

6 Jan 2025

Anhedonia: The hidden psychological toll of deep endometriosis

Nearly 30% of women with deep endometriosis experience reduced pleasure sensitivity (anhedonia), linked to chronic pelvic pain, highlighting overlooked psychological consequences of this condition.

6 Jan 2025

New guidelines developed to assist with the management of blood cancers in pregnancy

A new set of guidelines has been developed to assist with the diagnosis and expert management of serious blood cancers in pregnancy.

3 Jan 2025

Clue's CEO Rhiannon White on the Future of Femtech and PCOS

Under Rhiannon White's leadership, Clue is transforming menstrual health tracking into a powerful tool for research and improved reproductive health outcomes.

3 Jan 2025

Sleep deprivation disrupts brain regions that prevent unwanted memories

The link between poor sleep and mental health problems could be related to deficits in brain regions that keep unwanted thoughts out of mind, according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

2 Jan 2025

Psilocybin shows potential for treating mental health disorders in people with cancer and addiction

One or two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, may improve the mental health of cancer patients when accompanied by psychotherapy, a new report suggests.

2 Jan 2025

Nonpharmacologic pain intervention provides benefits to people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure

Among people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure, a form of psychological therapy called pain coping skills training reduced how much pain got in the way of their daily lives, also known as pain interference.

30 Dec 2024

LGBTQ+ people relive old traumas as they age on their own

Bill Hall, 71, has been fighting for his life for 38 years. These days, he's feeling worn out.

24 Dec 2024

Professor Inga Neumann advances understanding of oxytocin and social fear

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, Professor Inga Neumann, Chair of the Department of Behavioural and Molecular Neurobiology at the University of Regensburg, reveals groundbreaking insights into how oxytocin shapes social behavior and emotional responses in the brain.

24 Dec 2024

Lithium shows promise as a potential therapy for autism spectrum disorder

A groundbreaking discovery has highlighted lithium - a drug long used to treat bipolar disorder and depression - as a potential therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

23 Dec 2024

Caseworkers coax homeless people out of Las Vegas’ tunnels for treatment

Case manager Bryon Johnson flashed a light into a dark tunnel beneath the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip on a recent fall afternoon. He stepped into an opening in a concrete ditch littered with trash and discarded clothing to search an underground world for his homeless clients.

23 Dec 2024