Depression Stories
- Can the microorganisms in our digestive tracts influence our mental health? Researchers from Belgium have shed some light on the link in a new study.
- As temperatures drop, the risk of various health problems may increase. Here are a few suggestions on how you can reduce your risk.
- While a pro-inflammatory diet could increase the risk of depression, a plant-rich Mediterranean-like diet could have the opposite effect, according to new findings.
- Not all of us are about that front-facing camera life. But selfies deserve some credit for all the times they have been helpful in diagnosing serious health problems.
- New preliminary research revealed an improvement in parents' mental health over the course of depression treatment for their teenage children.
- When weighing the drawback and benefit of a situation, stimulating the caudate nucleus influenced the decision by generating a negative outlook.
- New findings reveal why new fathers also require depression screenings, as the prevalence of symptoms was almost equal to that of mothers.
- Nearly a third of U.S. adults may unknowingly use medications listing depression as a potential side effect. Polypharmacy was also tied to an increased risk.
- Psychedelics (specifically DOI, DMT, and LSD) were shown to promote neural plasticity in the brains of rats and display effects similar to ketamine.
- Negative social media experiences may have more of an impact than positive ones as new research links the former to higher odds of depressive symptoms.
- The longitudinal study, including over 800 kindergarten kids, linked increased happiness during pregnancy to decreased child sleep disturbances.
- A study from the United Kingdom revealed a link between the use of twelve commonly prescribed antidepressants and weight gain over a decade.