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·March 15, 2023·3 min read

Metabolic Disorder and Genetic Differences Associated With Female Depression

Researchers identified 11 areas of DNA that were linked to depression in women and one in males. They also found depression was associated with metabolic disease in women, providing an important new aspect to consider when treating depressive symptoms.

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·March 13, 2023·4 min read

Maternal Autonomy and Controlling Parenting Predict Teenage Depression

A new study found that both adolescents and their mothers can have differing perceptions of parenting behavior, which can have an impact on adolescents' mental health. The study found that while maternal autonomy support positively predicted adolescents' basic psychological needs satisfaction, adolescents' perceived controlling parenting had a negative impact on their mental health. The findings suggest the importance of understanding the nature of support that adolescents seek and guiding parenting behavior to enhance mental health and well-being.

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·March 11, 2023·4 min read

Exercise Is Even More Effective Than Counselling or Medication for Depression

Exercise is an effective way to help with the treatment of a range of mental health disorders including depression and anxiety. In fact, exercise could be more effective than medication and counseling for depression.

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·March 10, 2023·3 min read

High Protein Diet Reduces Depression Symptoms

Student-athletes who consumed diets higher in protein had lower depression symptom severity, a new study reports.

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·March 9, 2023·4 min read

All Work, No Independent Play Cause of Children’s Declining Mental Health

The rise in childhood mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression may be linked to the decline in opportunities to play, explore, and engage in activities independent of parental control and oversight.

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·March 8, 2023·3 min read

Increased Stroke Risk for Those With Depression

People with depression are not only at greater risk of stroke, but they also are more likely to experience worse recovery following a stroke.

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·March 6, 2023·5 min read

Depression Linked to Deadly Inflammation in Lung Cancer Patients

Higher levels of inflammation linked to poorer survival rates are two to three times more likely in lung cancer patients with depression.

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·March 6, 2023·5 min read

Brains With Compromised Trust Settings a Warning Sign of Lurking Depression

Shrunken gray matter volume in brain areas associated with social cognition and a compromised ability to trust others is linked to depression vulnerability and could be used as a biomarker for the onset of depressive symptoms, a new study reports.

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·March 3, 2023·3 min read

A Blood Factor Involved in Depression

In adults, levels of GDF11, a gene that is key to the regeneration of murine neural stem cells, are inversely related to depressive episodes. Administering the GDF11 proteins to aging mice reduced depressive states and improved cognition.

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·March 3, 2023·4 min read

Neuroimaging Supports Probiotic Add-on Intervention That Improves Patients’ Depressive Symptoms

Probiotic supplementation is suggested to prevent neuronal degeneration along the uncinate fasciculus and alter fronto-limbic rsFC, effects that are partly related to the improvement of depressive symptoms.

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·March 1, 2023·4 min read

Depression Linked to Immune Response in Some People

Changes in different components of the immune system, both adaptive and innate immune responses, may play a role in the development of depression in some people.

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·March 1, 2023·5 min read

Long COVID Linked to Lower Brain Oxygen Levels, Cognitive Problems and Psychiatric Symptoms

Long COVID is linked to reduced oxygen uptake in the brain, a new study reports. Researchers say the finding is significant as a lack of sufficient oxygen supply may be one of the mechanisms that cause brain fog, cognitive problems, and an increased risk of depression and anxiety in long COVID patients.

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