Resistance exercise training may be an accessible alternative therapy to improve anxiety and depression. University of Limerick Credit: John Arano / Unsplash. A new study by researchers at University of Limerick has demonstrated the impact resistance exercise training can have in the treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The new study provides evidence to support...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of food scientists at Zhejiang University, in China has found a possible link between frequent fried food consumption and increased levels of anxiety and depression in consumers. In their study, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes analyzed patient data...
by Kathryn Mills-Webb, University of Manchester Mean HADS total scores and 95% confidence intervals for each trial arm at each assessment point, for complete cases only. HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Credit: PLOS Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004161 A study led by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and the University of Manchester (UoM) has...
by University of Manchester Credit: CC0 Public Domain The first ever trial of a revolutionary group approach to anxiety and depression has shown it is no less effective than the one-on-one sessions thousands of people receive on the NHS every day. The trial compared the Take Control Course for up to 20 people—devised by researchers...
UNIVERSITY OF READING Taking high-dose Vitamin B6 tablets has been shown to reduce feelings of anxiety and depression by new research. Scientists at the University of Reading measured the impact of high doses of Vitamin B6 on young adults and found that they reported feeling less anxious and depressed after taking the supplements every day...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) should be regularly screened for anxiety and depression, according to research presented at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Study author Professor Susanne Pedersen of Odense University Hospital, Denmark said: “Most patients adapt well to living with...
Doctors and researchers are equipped with objective tests to detect and measure many serious illnesses. But when it comes to mental illness, no such tests exist. Nationally, some 20% of the population will experience a mental health disorder during their lifetime, and globally these disorders cost the economy $2.5 trillion every year. Yet there are...
