A team of scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has identified a stress-regulated gene that plays a role in the link between long-term stress and a common type of depressive behavior in mice. Specifically, ...
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A team of neurobiologists at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, working with a pair of colleagues from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science, both in Japan, has found that mice with lower levels of Fos (short and ...
Researchers from Emory University are continuing to gain a deeper understanding of factors that help predict how well three first-line treatments work for adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Apr 6, 2023
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Can an individual's social status have an impact on their level of stress? Researchers at Tulane University put that question to the test and believe that social rank, particularly in females, does indeed affect the stress ...
Mar 31, 2023
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A common amino acid, glycine, can deliver a "slow-down" signal to the brain, likely contributing to major depression, anxiety and other mood disorders in some people, scientists at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute ...
Mar 30, 2023
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For patients with psychiatric conditions, illness severity and instability are key factors in predicting future risk of hospitalization, according to a new study by researchers associated with Holmusk, a behavioral health ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel sex-specific mechanisms that control how stress hormones impact dopamine transmission and motivation, findings that can inform new therapeutic strategies for treating ...
Mar 24, 2023
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A tendency towards repetitive, fixed thinking during low mood has been related to suicidal thoughts among adolescents with major depressive disorder in a new study.
Mar 16, 2023
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The rapid transition from in-person to care to telemedicine visits at the start of the COVID‑19 pandemic did not adversely affect the quality of care—and even improved some aspects of care—for patients with major depression ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Just as computer devices acting differently can hint at the possibility of malware lurking in the background, changes in brain patterns that shape trust behavior can warn of depression even if symptoms are still in stealth ...
Mar 6, 2023
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