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UCLA professor creates compelling character to help Latinas deal with depression, anxiety

For years, MarySue Heilemann, an associate professor at the UCLA School of Nursing, has worked with Latinas dealing with depression and anxiety, looking for ways to connect them to effective treatment.

10 May 2018

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

A social worker, Lisel Vargas, recently visited Don Gregorio at his storm-damaged home in the steep hillsides of Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico's eastern coast near where Category 4 Hurricane Maria first made landfall last September.

10 May 2018

ECT is more cost-effective for treating depression than other treatment strategies, shows study

Right now, very few depression patients receive the treatment once known as 'shock therapy', which today uses far milder electrical impulses than decades ago.

10 May 2018

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

Depression in older adults may be linked to memory problems, according to a study published in the May 9, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 May 2018

Poor communication between brain's visual networks may increase risk of mental illness

Individual regions of the brain have to team up to get things done. And like in any team, the key to working together is communication.

9 May 2018

Akili Interactive closes $55 million financing to advance digital medicine platform for treatment of cognitive dysfunction

Akili Interactive, a leading prescription digital medicine company developing novel treatments for cognitive dysfunction, today announced that it has successfully closed a $55 million Series C financing led by Temasek.

9 May 2018

New study may help customize more effective treatments for people with anxiety

Scientists have shone new light on how the human brain uses past experiences and generalizes them to future events, helping us safely navigate the world around us, a study in eLife reveals.

9 May 2018

Scientists make breakthrough in visualizing human brain tissue at microscopic level

A team of scientists from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong and Imperial College London has made a breakthrough in the visualization of human brain tissue at the microscopic level.

7 May 2018

Brain activity, reactivity associated with depression and negative feelings in diabetics

For millions of Americans who are obese and living with diabetes or prediabetes, feelings of sadness, anger and anxiety are often part of daily life.

7 May 2018

Researchers discover how key brain receptor can function in hostile environment

During a stroke or an epileptic seizure, neurons in affected parts of the brain fire at an abnormally rapid rate.

7 May 2018

Parenting concerns affect emotional well-being of mothers with late-stage cancer

Parenting concerns contributed significantly to the psychological distress of mothers with late-stage cancer, according to a study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

7 May 2018

Depression symptoms can persist six months after NICU discharge for young parents

Young parents who have less education and care for more than one child are more likely to have persistent symptoms of depression that linger six months after their newborn is discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit, according to a Children's National Health System research presentation during the Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 annual meeting.

7 May 2018

New online assessment tool can guide doctors to find the best pain treatment plan

People in chronic pain are some of the most difficult patients to treat. They have complex circumstances that medicine can't always remedy. Pain can be amplified, by depression and anxiety, genetics and quality of life. Genetics can also play a role in how people experience pain.

4 May 2018

UTSW study provides insight into potential new therapeutic approaches for skin diseases

Research at UT Southwestern has shown that targeting metabolism in growing cells holds promise for the treatment of skin diseases like psoriasis that are characterized by skin overgrowth resulting from excess cell division, known as hyperproliferation.

4 May 2018

Study finds large, unmet need for mental health treatment in parents of multiples

Parents of twins and other multiple-birth children experience higher than average rates of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, particularly during the first three months, according to a survey study in the May issue of Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

4 May 2018

Study: Many ophthalmology residents face substantial burden of burnout and depression

A new study led by Brown University researchers finds that ophthalmology residents across the U.S. face a substantial burden of burnout and depression, which may affect not only the residents themselves but also the quality of care they deliver to patients.

4 May 2018

Cognitive remediation services can feasibly be implemented in large systems of care

Cognitive remediation, an evidence-based, recovery-oriented behavioral intervention for patients with mental illness, can feasibly be implemented in large systems of care, according to researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

4 May 2018

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

UCLA professor creates compelling character to help Latinas deal with depression, anxiety

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

ECT is more cost-effective for treating depression than other treatment strategies, shows study

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

Poor communication between brain's visual networks may increase risk of mental illness

Akili Interactive closes $55 million financing to advance digital medicine platform for treatment of cognitive dysfunction

New study may help customize more effective treatments for people with anxiety

Scientists make breakthrough in visualizing human brain tissue at microscopic level

Brain activity, reactivity associated with depression and negative feelings in diabetics

Researchers discover how key brain receptor can function in hostile environment

Parenting concerns affect emotional well-being of mothers with late-stage cancer

Depression symptoms can persist six months after NICU discharge for young parents

New online assessment tool can guide doctors to find the best pain treatment plan

UTSW study provides insight into potential new therapeutic approaches for skin diseases

Study finds large, unmet need for mental health treatment in parents of multiples

Study: Many ophthalmology residents face substantial burden of burnout and depression

Cognitive remediation services can feasibly be implemented in large systems of care

Sympathetic nerve activity increases during stress in people with chronic anxiety, study finds

Cedars-Sinai researchers explore risk factors associated with mental health of new mothers

Maternal placentophagy does not cause harm to newborn babies, study finds

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