IMAGE: In their lab at the Atlanta VA and Emory University, Dr. Thomas Wingo and Dr. Aliza Wingo (foreground) have found genes and corresponding proteins that could open doors for new... view more Credit: Lisa Pessin Using an innovative protein-based approach, researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and nearby Emory University have found genes […]
Max George was "mentally breaking down" at the height of his fame. The former Wanted singer has opened up about his struggles with depression, admitting he experienced his first "proper episode" when the group's debut single, 'All Time Low', hit the top spot in the UK singles chart in 2010. He said: "It doesn't matter […]
I was diagnosed with depression while in college more than 15 years ago. I didn’t tell many people, and I felt embarrassed going to therapy, even though it helped greatly. I felt broken and weak. The prejudice associated with mental illness kept me quiet for years until the depression got so bad I was suicidal. […]
© Angellodeco Indiana University of Medicine researchers spent four years developing a blood test to identify depression and bipolar disorder – they say this work will bring psychiatry from “the 19th century into the 21st” Over four years, a team in Indianapolis looked at how precision medicine could change the ambiguous and often lengthy process […]
Following an acute COVID-19 infection, patients can and have felt persistent symptoms involving mood, sleep, anxiety, and fatigue. These symptoms, while present following a COVID-19 infection, contribute to markedly elevated rates of major depressive disorder found in recent epidemiological studies A team, led by Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, Massachusetts General Hospital, published a new […]
If you have a responsive and supportive partner, you have a much better chance of dealing with depression. This is what social psychologists from University of Massachusetts Ameherst found in their recent study. Having a supportive partner not only reduced the negative impacts of the depression or the external stress on their romantic relationship, stated […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) – Kids of all ages have had a tough time adjusting to pandemic life and the result has been a rise in adolescent depression. However, one local high school student has taken it upon himself to tackle his own mental health by propelling himself new heights. Brady Hansmann is a student […]
MONTREAL -- People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 are twice as likely to develop symptoms of major depression and four times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than the general population, according to research from a Quebec university. The survey was conducted by a research team out of the University of Sherbrooke and will […]
For more than a year, New Yorkers have seen their lifestyles turned upside down by the coronavirus. Though the pandemic is not new, some say they still can’t get used to the face masks, social distancing, and restrictions. “For me, not depression because I’m not the sort of person that gets depression, but definitely anxiety. […]
Supportive partners can limit the effects of depression and external stress that might otherwise negatively impact relationships, new research shows. The study out of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, published last month, focused on how the relationships of 200 newlywed couples, who'd been studied for three and a half years, evolved over time. People with […]
