Researchers reversed anxiety, depression-like behavior, and social withdrawal in mice by correcting the dosage of a single gene, Grik4, in one population of amygdala neurons. The work, published in ...

Researchers at Universidad Miguel Hernandez have identified a specific population of neurons in the central lateral amygdala ...

The link between diet and depression is a critical area of research. It could lead to finding effective strategies to treat depression. A study found that mice who consumed a high-salt diet developed ...

Behavioral activation is part of the ‘B’ or behavioral side of cognitive-behavioral therapy that focuses on changing what people do. I should mention that during college, I worked in the laboratory of ...

In addition to associating brain chemicals with depressive states, researchers have found a strong connection with ...

Spravato (esketamine) is a nasal spray used for depression and was approved by the FDA in 2019. It is specifically for treatment-resistant depression, meaning depression symptoms that have not gotten ...

Insomnia is a common symptom of depression, but the relationship between the two is complex. For some, insomnia only occurs when they are experiencing a depressive episode. For others, insomnia may be ...

Teenagers in the United States are in crisis. That news got hammered home earlier this year following the release of a nationally representative survey showing that over half of high school girls ...

Two new studies found that the popular weight loss and diabetes drug semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, does not increase the risk of depression and suicide. millaf - ...

A new, drug-free treatment for depression delivered eye-opening results that were as effective as one of the most commonly ...