Tag: depression

Study suggests depression symptoms in Alzheimer’s could be signs for cognitive decline

From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Increasingly, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research has focused on the preclinical stage, when people have biological evidence of AD but no or minimal symptoms,… Read more »

Study suggests negative memory storage affects depression symptoms

From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Physical manifestations of negative memories in the hippocampus could underlie cognitive symptoms of depression, according to research in mice published in JNeurosci. Inhibiting these… Read more »

Study suggests multiple brain regions moderate and link depressive mood and pain

From the University of California – San Diego press release: Depression is linked to diminished activity in parts of the brain believed to regulate mood, which previous research suggests may… Read more »

Study suggests Twitter image colors and content could help identify users with depression, anxiety

From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: Twitter users with depression and anxiety were found to be more likely to post pictures with lower aesthetic values and… Read more »

Study suggests good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age

From the press release: A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory — a fundamental building block of a functioning mind — and three health-related factors: sleep,… Read more »

Study suggests cyberbullied teens are more likely to have depression, sleep problems

From the University at Buffalo press release: Teens who experience cyberbullying are more likely to suffer from poor sleep, which in turn raises levels of depression, found a University at… Read more »

Study suggests stress in early life could make people more likely to develop depression

From the University of Bristol press release: New research by the University of Bristol has found that early life adversity could make an individual more at risk of developing negative… Read more »

Study suggests that perseverance toward life goals can help fend off depression, anxiety, panic disorders

From the American Psychological Association press release: People who don’t give up on their goals (or who get better over time at not giving up on their goals) and who… Read more »

Study suggests teaching happiness to dementia caregivers reduces their depression, anxiety

From the Northwestern University press release: Caring for family members with dementia — which is on the rise in the U.S. — causes significant emotional and physical stress that increases… Read more »