Category: Depression

Study points to differences in brains of teenagers with mental health issues

From the University of Alberta press release: New research from University of Alberta neuroscientists shows that the brains of adolescents struggling with mental-health issues may be wired differently from those… Read more »

Study suggests mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy

From the University of Cambridge press release: Mothers’ and babies’ brains can work together as a ‘mega-network’ by synchronising brain waves when they interact. The level of connectivity of the… Read more »

Study looks at links between chronic stress, inflammation and depression

From the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University press release: Chronic stress can inflame our brain, destroy the connections between our neurons and result in depression, scientists say. Now… Read more »

Study suggests physical activity may protect against new episodes of depression

From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Increased levels of physical activity can significantly reduce the odds of depression, even among people who are genetically predisposed to the condition, according… Read more »

Study finds that patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit

From the University of British Columbia press release: New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients with mood and anxiety disorders share the same abnormalities in… Read more »

Study suggests why stress doesn’t always cause depression

From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Rats susceptible to anhedonia, a core symptom of depression, possess more serotonin neurons after being exposed to chronic stress, but the effect can… Read more »