From the Boston University Medical Center press release: People who suffer from depression should participate in yoga and deep (coherent) breathing classes at least twice weekly plus practice at home to receive a significant reduction…
From the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary media release: Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are more likely to miss days of work or school than those without depression symptoms, according to the results of a new…
From the JCI media release: Pain serves as a warning signal to indicate the intensity and location of damage to the body. In addition to unpleasant sensations, painful events trigger negative emotional responses that may…
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology media release: Depressed individuals “don’t need to worry and ruminate,” says Professor Roger Hagen, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s (NTNU) Department of Psychology. “Just…
From the Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health media release: Depression poses a risk for cardiovascular diseases in men that is just as great as that posed by high cholesterol levels…
From the Elsevier media release: Exposure to early and chronic maternal depression markedly increases a child’s susceptibility to psychopathology and social-emotional problems, including social withdrawal, poor emotion regulation, and reduced empathy to others. Since 15-18%…
From the McLean Hospital media release: A new pilot study led by McLean Hospital’s Ipsit Vahia, MD, medical director of Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services at McLean Hospital, suggests that the use of tablet computers is both a…
From the University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine media release: Researchers have found promising results for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying cognitive issues associated with depression rather than just managing the…
From the McGill University media release: Have you ever met someone who just wasn’t into music? They may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia, which affects three-to-five per cent of the population. Researchers at…
From the Lund University media release: Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals. This…