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A new study has found that men with a history of being prescribed antidepressants are significantly more likely to require antidepressants in the first year after having a child.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Depressio… Continue reading New fathers more likely to need antidepressants if they’ve had them before
A new Australian study trialing the use of a low-cost variety of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression has shown promising results, opening the door to an effective, affordable treatment where other treatments have failed.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Ketamine offers hope for people with treatment-resistant depression
Two illicit substances best known for their ‘recreational’ use have been given the tick of approval by Australian authorities to be prescribed for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, … Continue reading Australia becomes first country to allow MDMA and psilocybin treatment
For the first time, scientists have identified a new subtype of depression that involves more pronounced cognitive dysregulation, with current treatment missing the mark on helping relieve these symptoms.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: … Continue reading New subtype of depression named, could change diagnosis and treatment
Anxiety affects many people, and for some, medication doesn’t help. Researchers have developed a novel, noninvasive method of delivering CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology into the brain – previously a challenge – to knock out a gene that causes anxie… Continue reading First-of-its-kind noninvasive CRISPR method knocks out anxiety gene
For women on the oral contraceptive pill, mood changes are common and can be a reason why they stop taking it. A new study has found a link between taking the combined oral contraceptive pill and the risk of depression, especially in younger women.Cont… Continue reading Contraceptive pill linked to depression risk, especially in younger women
A few years ago, Scottish woman Jo Cameron was found to be a medical marvel who felt next to no pain, fear or anxiety, and had faster wound healing, thanks to a specific gene mutation. Now, scientists have studied in more detail to figure out how this … Continue reading Genetic study reveals why Scottish woman feels no pain, heals faster
A new study into the biological mechanisms underlying depression may have upended the widely held belief that the condition is associated with inflammation. It found that suppression of the brain’s immune cells might be a contributing factor instead.Co… Continue reading Depression linked to brain’s subdued immune cells, not inflammation
Stanford scientists have discovered a major biological mechanism behind severe depression, and shown how to treat it. Signals between two key parts of the brain seem to flow the wrong way in people with depression, but magnetic stimulation reverses the… Continue reading Magnetic stimulation treats depression by fixing “backwards” brain signals
Stress and depression often go hand-in-hand. Now, novel research has shown that a known antidepressant agent, KNT-127, also reduces stress, providing insight into the physiological processes underpinning depression, and has potential for new treatments… Continue reading Two-for-one treatment: Antidepressant agent found to also reduce stress