Brain implants that deliver electric pulses can ease depression in people who aren't responding to psychiatric drugs, a new ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by a lowered mood and loss of interest, contributing not only to ...

A new clinical trial shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) improved symptoms in half of adults with treatment-resistant ...

A BRAIN ‘pacemaker’ has helped treat half of severely depressed or anxious patients by correcting ‘bad brain signals’.

As humans, we tend to consider our emotional states as a direct response to the experiences of our lives. Traffic may make us ...

A new study investigating neuroinflammation in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain, a small, midbrain dopaminergic ...

Deep brain stimulation—implants in the brain that act as a kind of "pacemaker"—has led to clinical improvements in half of ...

A neuroscientist, he employed a battery of high-tech tools in devising a fast-acting therapy that targets the area of the ...

Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behavior. High SGK1 ...

Chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels can damage the body's natural rhythm and disrupt the part of the brain involved ...

Low mood and negative thoughts amplify pain in the brain. Therapies that reduce subconscious negative thinking reduce ...

Knowable Magazine reports on a new blood test, myLuma, predicting postpartum depression risk with over 80% accuracy, aiding ...