by Joanna Moncrieff and Mark Horowitz, The Conversation Credit: TanyaJoy/Shutterstock For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain—namely an imbalance of a brain chemical called serotonin. However, our latest research review shows that the evidence does not support it. Although first proposed in the 1960s,...
by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose, UC Davis The nucleus accumbens (represented in blue) is a part of the brain that controls motivation. Researchers from UC Davis compared samples of the nucleus accumbens in mice and humans to find clues to how this part of the brain is affected by stress and depression in males and females. Credit:...
Nancy A. Melville May 26, 2022 NEW ORLEANS – New research reveals that patients with treatment-resistant depression who were treated with repeated intravenous ketamine show no significant differences in achieving response or remission, compared with those receiving the intranasal formulation of the drug, esketamine – although fewer treatments appear necessary with the intravenous formulation. “This...
by Trinity College Dublin Ball-and-stick model of the cortisol (hydrocortisone) molecule. Credit: Public Domain Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol may increase the risk of developing depression, according to new research from Trinity. Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA) found that higher cortisol levels in older adults, measured from hair samples collected...
by University of New South Wales Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research led by UNSW Sydney’s Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has confirmed treating symptoms of depression is most effective when a non-pharmacological approach is adopted, in people living with dementia. Depression is a common psychological symptom associated with dementia and is estimated to occur...
by University of Southern California Credit: CC0 Public Domain Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition involving inflammation of the digestive tract, affecting some 1.6 million Americans. Depression affects more than 16 million Americans. A new study from Keck Medicine of USC shows that patients diagnosed with IBD were nine times as likely to...
UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA (UOC) IMAGE: PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THERAPY IMPROVES SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN WOMEN WITH FIBROMYALGIA CREDIT: CHRONIC JOY MINISTRY Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease of unknown origin, which is characterized by chronic pain and often accompanied by symptoms of depression. It mainly affects women, and there is no cure, but various treatments can help relieve...
by Public Library of Science Image of a heart through a window. Credit: Kranich17, Pixabay, CC0, (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults, according to a new study published April 13 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sandra Martín-Peláez of University of Granada, Spain, and colleagues. Cardiovascular disease...
by Pennington Biomedical Research Center The development of hyperglycemia arising from disruption of immune metabolic homeostasis in COVID-19. High glucose levels induced by psychological stress, lingering inflammation, and β-cell dysfunction can lead to activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in pancreatic β cells. As a result, pro–IL-1β is processed to the biologically active IL-1β. IL-1β released...
by University of Exeter Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research shows that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help promote self-kindness in people with a history of depression, thereby putting their bodies in a state of safety and relaxation. The research, led by the University of Exeter with collaboration from the universities of Oxford and Magdeburg,...
