Eating more fish could reduce postpartum depression
19 Nov 2012 Emerging evidence suggests many pregnant women are deficient in omega-3 Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel Shapiro…
Immune Response May Link Social Rejection to Later Health Outcomes
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/141839750 19 OCT 2012 No matter which way you look at it, rejection hurts. Experiencing rejection from a boss, a friend, or a partner is difficult enough for many adults…
Fluoxetine ( i.e Prozac ) increases aggressive behavior, affects brain development among adolescent hamsters
" when administered during adolescent development, can dramatically alter the wiring of brain circuits implicated in aggression control" October 1, 2012 BOSTON, Mass.—Fluoxetine was the first drug approved by the…
Yale team discovers how stress and depression can shrink the brain
27 AUG 2012 Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to both emotional and cognitive impairment. Now a team of researchers…
Treating vitamin D deficiency may improve depression
29 JUN 2012 Women with moderate to severe depression had substantial improvement in their symptoms of depression after they received treatment for their vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds.…
New discoveries on depression / able to cure memory dysfunction in ‘depressed’ rats by giving them doses of D-serine
[PRESS RELEASE 28 February 2012] During depression, the brain becomes less plastic and adaptable, and thus less able to perform certain tasks, like storing memories. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have…
Inflammation in depression: Chicken or egg?
13 Jan 2012 New study in Biological Psychiatry attempts to answer the question Philadelphia, PA — An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the…
Low vitamin D levels linked to depression, UT Southwestern psychiatrists report
13 Jan 2012 DALLAS — Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It…
Increased caffeinated coffee consumption associated with decreased risk of depression in women
Public release date: 26-Sep-2011 The risk of depression appears to decrease for women with increasing consumption of caffeinated coffee, according to a report in the September 26 issue of Archives…
Patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major depression than those who use no medication at all
Public release date: 19-Jul-2011 Patients who use anti-depressants are more likely to suffer relapse, researcher finds Patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major…
Mindfulness meditation found to be as effective as antidepressants to prevent depression relapse
Public release date: 7-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] English: Zoloft (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] For Immediate Release – December 7, 2010 (Toronto) – A new study from the Centre for Addiction…
Light at night causes changes in brain linked to depression
Public release date: 17-Nov-2010 - Even dim light at night is sufficient to provoke depressive-like behaviors in hamsters - Results showed that mice that lived in the dim light had…
Patients and doctors are being misled by published data on medicines ( Reboxetine )
Public release date: 12-Oct-2010 - A further comparison of published and unpublished trials shows that published data overestimated the benefit of reboxetine and underestimated harm. - This, say the authors,…
New theory links depression to chronic brain inflammation
Public release date: 19-Oct-2010 - Chronic depression is an adaptive, reparative neurobiological process gone wrong - the debilitating mental state originates from more ancient mechanisms used by the body to…
Mind over matter? The psychology of healing
Public release date: 2-Aug-2010 - the second showed that depression was a significant predictor in how the size of the ulcer changed over time, with patients with clinical depression showing…
Are doctors missing depression medication side effects?
Public release date: 19-Apr-2010 - patients report side effects from medication for the treatment of depression 20 times more than psychiatrists have recorded in the charts [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="257"]…
Unraveling the Mystery of How Antidepression Drugs Work “There’s really no evidence that depression is a serotonin-deficiency syndrome”
New insights into how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work suggest they reverse inhibited nerve regeneration and connectivity that may underlie depression By Jeanene Swanson | Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | Research…
Depression: ‘Now the Second biggest cause of disability’ in world
By Helen Briggs BBC News Depression is common across the world Depression is the second most common cause of disability worldwide after back pain, according to a review of…
Long-term use ( 6+ Months) of prescription-based painkillers increases the risk of depression
Contact: Riya Anandwala ranandwa@slu.edu 314-977-8018 Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS – Opioid analgesics, or prescription-based narcotic pain killers, have long been known to reduce pain, but reports of adverse effects…
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