From the American Heart Association press release via ScienceDaily: People over age 65 with high psychosocial distress face increased risk of stroke , according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. Psychosocial…
From the University of Montreal press release via HealthCanal: Even before obesity occurs, eating fatty and sugary foods causes chemical changes in the brain, meaning that going on a diet might feel similar to going…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress, a…
From the University of Western Australia press release via HealthCanal: Depressed older men are twice as likely as those not suffering depression to be admitted to hospital, according to a study published today in the…
From the King’s College London press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have identified the key molecular pathway leading to depression, revealing potential new targets for drug discovery, according to research led by King’s College London’s Institute…
From the Michigan State University press release via MedicalXpress: Using multiple forms of media at the same time – such as playing a computer game while watching TV – is linked to symptoms of anxiety…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has examined the role of inflammation in chronic fatigue syndrome, a disorder…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Although several studies have followed the course of depression throughout the lifespan, the characteristics of depression at different developmental stages haven’t been clearly identified. New research published…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and…
From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have discovered a cognitive biomarker – a biological indicator of a disease – for young adolescents who are at high risk of developing depression and…