From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: A lack of sleep makes everything harder. Focusing, finishing assignments, and coping with everyday stress can become monumental tasks. People with anxiety and depression often have sleep…
From the Wiley press release: A recent study found that women with overactive bladder who received antimuscarinics were 38% more likely to be diagnosed with depressive disorder within the next 3 years than those who…
From the Washington University School of Medicine: New research findings often garner great attention. But when other scientists follow up and fail to replicate the findings? Not so much. In fact, a recent study published…
From the Elsevier press release: A study of people from an isolated village in the Netherlands reveals a link between rare variants in the gene NKPD1 and depressive symptoms. The findings are published in the…
From the University of Eastern Finland press release: Psychiatric disorders do not increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. However, the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses…
From the American Psychological Association (APA) press release: When people think about climate change, they probably think first about its effects on the environment, and possibly on their physical health. But climate change also takes a…
From the University of California – Davis press release: Video games and “brain training” applications are increasingly touted as an effective treatment for depression. A new UC Davis study carries it a step further, though, finding…
From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Depression affects more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population, each year. It is the leading cause of disability for those…
From the Springer press release: The popular building-block computer game Tetris might be more than just an idle pastime that keeps you glued to a screen. Playing it shortly after experiencing a traumatic event seems…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: In a small-scale study of women with previously diagnosed mood disorders, Johns Hopkins researchers report that lower levels of the hormone allopregnanolone in the second trimester of pregnancy…