Tag: mood

Study links sweetened drinks to increased risk of depression, coffee to lower risk

From the American Academy of Neurology press release via ScienceDaily: New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults… Read more »

Brain imaging identifies bipolar disorder risk in adolescents

From the University of New South Wales press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the University of New South Wales and Black Dog Institute in Sydney, Australia have used brain imaging… Read more »

Study suggests bullying by childhood peers leaves trace that can change expression of gene linked to mood

From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study by a researcher at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS) at the Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine and… Read more »

Study looks at brain chemistry changes caused by eating high-fat, sugary foods

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… Read more »

Researchers trace stress-resilience/susceptibility to neurons in reward circuit

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… Read more »

Study links behaviour problems, not depression, to lower grades for depressed youths

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… Read more »

Study links lack of nutrients and metabolic syndrome to different subtypes of depression

From the University of Eastern Finland press release via EurekAlert!: A low intake of folate and vitamin B12 increases the risk of melancholic depressive symptoms, according to a study among… Read more »