A neuroscientist, he employed a battery of high-tech tools in devising a fast-acting therapy that targets the area of the ...

Scientists have found that the psychedelic DOI helped 'rewire' the brains of rats and influenced a brain pathway key to mental health that may improve treatment for depression.

On October 10, 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 well once ...

Increasing St3gal1 in stressed mice had the opposite effect, easing those behaviors. This showed that the enzyme has a key role in how stress triggers depression-like changes in the brain. The team ...

A new type of noninvasive brain stimulation may help people with moderate to severe depression feel better faster than standard treatments, researchers in a new report say. The method, called ...

Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified specific brain circuits that are impacted by psilocybin—the active compound found in some psychedelic mushrooms—which could lead to new paths forward for ...

Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection. The ...

Tait, 58, visited her general practitioner several times but was dismissed. She was often joined by her husband Neil and ...