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Study Examines GABA Involvement in Depression
March 19, 2010 – 7:35 am

As depression can greatly impact an individual, the continued research into its treatment is necessary. A recent Science Daily release revealed that the next advance in this treatment could relate to a group of brain …

Antidepressants Help Patients with Physical Illness
March 18, 2010 – 8:00 am

Antidepressants are effective against depression in patients suffering from physical illnesses, according to a new systematic review by Cochrane researchers at King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre in the UK. The researchers found the …

Vitamin D May Lift Spirits in Cold Weather
March 16, 2010 – 6:17 pm

A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what people in northern climates need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON). This …

Short Online Questionnaire a Valid Tool for Screening Psychiatric Illnesses
March 15, 2010 – 11:45 am

A one-page, 27-item questionnaire that is available free online is a valid and effective tool to help primary care doctors screen patients for four common psychiatric illnesses, a study led by University of North Carolina …

Some Antidepressants Bring Higher Risk of Developing Cataracts
March 9, 2010 – 10:24 am

A new statistical study has found that some antidepressant drugs are associated with an increased chance of developing cataracts. Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University conducted …

Meaningful Conversations Linked to Happiness
March 5, 2010 – 12:40 pm

A new study examining how conversation connects to happiness found that substantial, meaningful conversations (as opposed to small talk) may make people happier. The researchers, led by Matthias Mehl at the University of Arizona, …

Critical Brain Chemical Plays Role in Severe Depression
March 3, 2010 – 3:22 pm

The next advance in treating major depression may relate to a group of brain chemicals that are involved in virtually all our brain activity, according to a study published today in Biological Psychiatry. The study …

Obesity Associated with Risk of Depression and Vice-Versa
March 2, 2010 – 4:49 pm

Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the March issue …

Video Games that Include Exercise May Help Older Adults with Depression
March 1, 2010 – 3:23 pm

Research at the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests a novel route to improving the symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) …

Childhood Stress Contributes to Depression
February 26, 2010 – 11:16 am

New research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows that childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect, in particular when combined with genetic factors, can result in structural brain changes, rendering these people more vulnerable …