Tag: mood disorders

Psychologists enlist machine learning to help diagnose depression

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… Read more »

Twice weekly yoga classes plus home practice may help reduce symptoms of depression

From the Boston University Medical Center press release: People who suffer from depression should participate in yoga and deep (coherent) breathing classes at least twice weekly plus practice at home… Read more »

Toxic bosses are bad for your health and bad for your corporate reputation

From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: People who work for bosses who display psychopathic and narcissistic traits not only feel more depressed due to their bosses bullying behaviour… Read more »

Common sets of genes disrupted in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression

From the Johns Hopkins Medicine media release: Studying brain tissue from deceased donors, Johns Hopkins scientists have found common groups of genes disrupted among people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression…. Read more »

What’s really going on in PTSD brains? Experts suggest new theory

From the University of Michigan Health System media release: For decades, neuroscientists and physicians have tried to get to the bottom of the age-old mystery of post-traumatic stress disorder, to explain… Read more »

High status job means you are less likely to respond to treatment for depression

From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) media release: An international study has found that having a high status job means that you are less likely to respond to standard… Read more »

Gates of serotonin: Cracking the workings of a notorious receptor

From the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne media release: EPFL scientists have elucidated for the first time how a notoriously elusive serotonin receptor functions with atom-level detail. The receptor transmits electrical… Read more »

Depression, obesity common among bipolar patients with exhausted stress system

From the Umeå universitet media release: New observations show that older bipolar patients often have decreased activity in the hormone system responsible for the secretion of the stress hormone cortisol…. Read more »

Research pinpoints devastating impacts of fetal alcohol syndrome

From the University of Sydney media release: Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are affected by a range of problems, including anxiety, depression, aggression, delinquency and diminished learning capacity a new… Read more »

Fruit and vegetables are not only good for a healthy body; they protect your mind too

From the BioMed Central media release: Eating a Mediterranean diet or other healthy dietary pattern, comprising of fruit, vegetables, legumes, and nuts and low in processed meats, is associated with… Read more »