Research suggests music therapy may help improve depression symptoms when used alongside medication and psychotherapy. It works by increasing blood flow and activating neurons in brain areas tied to ...

Researchers reveal that TMS repairs depression by regrowing dendritic spines on specific IT neurons in the prefrontal cortex.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive, FDA-approved therapy that uses brief magnetic pulses to treat ...

As the surgeon general has stated, we are in a mental health crisis. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. And a major challenge is that depression can be difficult to treat, ...

Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a human trial for a blueberry-sized brain ...

Trauma can affect your eating, sleeping, and thinking patterns, which can take a serious toll on your mental health. Here’s ...

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The first pillar is exercise, which ranks as one of the most effective known lifestyle interventions for depression. These ...

A single dose of the anesthetic ketamine can provide weeks of relief from severe depression. One reason may be that the drug causes long-term changes to a brain circuit involved in "giving up," a team ...

Menopause and Depression: What’s the Link? Hormonal changes during your menstrual cycle can be linked to an increased risk for depression. That includes the hormone fluctuations of perimenopause, ...

Sarah Tonkin, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas, is leading a study to discover how having depression ...

Burnout and depression share similar features that can make it challenging to tell the two apart. Burnout is considered situational, however, while depression can affect every area of daily life and ...