For decades, treating major depression has involved a frustrating cycle of trial and error, with patients cycling through ...

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve ...

Imagine the brain as an atlas of possibilities and risks. Genetic variants linked to depression affect its shape, subtly ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by a lowered mood and loss of interest, contributing not only to difficulties in academic and professional life but also as a major cause of suicide in ...

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through genomic mapping of post-mortem brain tissue, they found major differences in ...

When you suffer from mental illness, sometimes counseling and pills aren't enough. And for those, especially people with depression, an answer can be found in brain stimulation. KPBS sci-tech reporter ...

For decades, depression treatment has focused almost entirely on the brain, with drugs designed to tweak neurotransmitters ...

A new study shows that a personalized, precise form of brain stimulation, HD-tDCS, can rapidly ease depression symptoms – and even reduce anxiety – offering a promising drug-free alternative with only ...

Radial reports that teen depression is prevalent yet under-treated. Effective options include therapy, antidepressants, and ...

On October 10, which is known as World Mental Health Day, the message is about asking for help: “It’s OK to not be OK. Reach out. You’ll get better.” But for many of us, the real challenge is staying ...