Category: Depression

Study suggests childhood trauma has lasting effect on brain connectivity in patients with depression

From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: A study lead by Penn Medicine researchers found that childhood trauma is linked to abnormal connectivity in the brain in… Read more »

Study explores how technology can help prompt positive memories for people with depression

From the Lancaster University press release: Researchers have provided a crucial first step towards understanding how computing technology could be used to help people with depression remember happy memories. Improving… Read more »

Study suggests childhood trauma may affect brain structure, predisposing adults to recurring major depressive disorder

From the Lancet press release: Early life trauma may affect the structure of the brain in a way that makes clinical depression more likely to be severe and recurrent, according… Read more »

Smartphones help researcher better understand the nature of depression and anxiety

From the University at Buffalo press release: Decades of research into anxiety and depression have resulted in the development of models that help explain the causes and dimensions of the… Read more »

Study suggests correlation of gait differences with risk of depression in later life

From the Wiley press release: Older people who were newly diagnosed with depression had a slower walking speed and a shorter step length compared with those without depression in a… Read more »

Study suggests healthy diet can ease symptoms of depression

From the University of Manchester press release: An analysis of data from almost 46,000 people has found that weight loss, nutrient boosting and fat reduction diets can all reduce the… Read more »