FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 8, 2019·4 min readChildhood trauma has lasting effect on brain connectivity in patients with depressionStudy finds an association between resting state network connectivity abnormalities in those with major depressive disorder who experienced childhood trauma.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 8, 2019·5 min readAnti-inflammatory medicine can have a beneficial effect on depressionAnti-inflammatory medications, such as those commonly prescribed for arthritis, improve depressive symptoms in those with MDD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 7, 2019·3 min readHerpes virus link to bipolar disorder and depressionFindings provide evidence to support the role of human roseoloviruses, HHV-6A, and HHV-6B in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 4, 2019·5 min readDeep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythmsDeep brain stimulation improves performance on cognitive control tasks and increases theta oscillations in the medial, and lateral prefrontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·March 22, 2019·4 min readWhen neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not workDifferences in serotonergic neuron morphology, along with altered gene expression have been identified in patients with MDD. The findings shed light on why some patients do not respond to SSRI antidepressants.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 11, 2019·6 min readBrain stimulation improves depression symptoms, restores brain waves in clinical studyTranscranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) significantly reduced symptoms in people diagnosed with major depressive disorder in a pilot clinical trial.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 1, 2019·4 min readHyperactive Neurons May Be to Blame When Antidepressants Don’t WorkResearchers shed new light on why some people may not respond to antidepressants for major depressive disorder. The study reports, neurons in the brains of some with MDD may become hyperactive in the presence of SSRIs.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·February 1, 2019·5 min readNew Knowledge Could Help Predict and Prevent DepressionA new study reports those with the highest genetic propensity to mental illness are twice as likely to be hospitalized for depression than those with the lowest propensity.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·January 30, 2019·6 min readMental Health Disorders Common Following Mild Head InjuryResearchers report 1 in 5 people are at risk of experiencing mental health conditions, such as PTSD or major depressive disorder, within 6 months of suffering mTBI.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 21, 2019·3 min readDepression and Suicide Risk Found in the GenomeResearchers have identified a significant overlap between suicide and major depressive disorder.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 9, 2019·3 min readNegative Social Media Behaviors Associated with Depression in MillennialsResearchers link social media factors to major depressive disorder in Millennials. The study found those with MDD were less likely to post photos of themselves with other people and reported having less social media followers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2018·3 min readStudy Explains Behavioral Reaction to Painful ExperiencesAccording to researchers, bodily responses to pain are controlled by a neural pathway that involves heightened activity in the spinal cord and two parts of the brain-stem.Read More