Tag: depression

Researchers examines link between mood and glucose control in diabetes

From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers press release via AlphaGalileo: When blood sugar levels in diabetes are poorly controlled, patients tend to have more complications such as depression and… Read more »

Researchers introduce new group intervention that helps prevent depression after delivery

From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics  press release via AlphaGalileo: A study performed in Hungary and published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces a new group… Read more »

Researchers identify brain circuitry associated with addictive, depressive behaviours

From the Gladstone Institutes at UCSF press release: Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have determined how specific circuitry in the brain controls not only body movement but also motivation and… Read more »

Study suggests high prevalence of anxiety or depression amongst arthritis sufferers

From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one-third of U.S. adults with arthritis, 45 years and older, report… Read more »

Study suggests ostracism and bullying ups depression risk in youths with special needs

From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release via EurekAlert!: The challenges that come with battling a chronic medical condition or developmental disability are enough to get a young person… Read more »

Study suggests that body satisfaction may help prevent negative psychological effects in overweight teens

From the University of Minnesota press release via HealthCanal: A study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Journal of Adolescent Health looking at the relationships between body… Read more »

Study suggests that stress and low income may predispose mothers to overfeed infants

From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release via EurekAlert!: Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the… Read more »

Study looks at how regulator of brain steroid boosts emotional resilience to stress

From the University of Pennsylvania Medicine press release: A cellular protein called HDAC6, newly characterized as a gatekeeper of steroid biology in the brain, may provide a novel target for… Read more »

Study suggests depression in mothers may play role in infants’ sleep problems

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Sleep problems are common in young children and can lead to difficulties in families. Several factors likely contribute… Read more »