Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have laid bare a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the most important symptom of major depression: anhedonia, the loss of the ability to experience pleasure…
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Risk For Depression And Chronic Inflammation Increased By Childhood Adversity
July 5, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
When a person injures their knee, it becomes inflamed. When a person has a cold, their throat becomes inflamed. This type of inflammation is the body’s natural and protective response to injury. Interestingly, there is growing evidence that a similar p…
Suicide – Restricting The Means Lowers Incidence, Community Acceptance And Support Important
June 25, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
In a study published in The Lancet, researchers examine evidence for means restriction in preventing suicides. Professor Paul Yip of the Center for Suicide Research and Prevention, University of Hong Kong, China and his team, state that although it i…
Suicide In India Is Leading Cause Of Death Among Young Adults
June 25, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
According to a study published in The Lancet, India has one of highest suicide rates in the world, and self-inflicted death is the second most common cause of death of young people in the country. In addition, suicide could become the leading cause of…
Male Suicide Rates – Who Is At Greatest Risk?
June 25, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Suicide rates among young men (ages 19-30) are rising in some countries including Brazil, Ireland, Lithuania and Singapore. However, new research published in The Lancet shows that very few studies published over the last decade distinguish factors wh…
Telephone-Delivered Care For Depression Has Lower Dropout Rates
June 6, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for people with major depression has lower dropout rates compared to equivalent face-to-face therapies, researchers from Northwestern University reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Assoc…
Guilt In Depression Has Different Brain Response, Suggesting Freud Was Right
June 6, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
The brains of people with depression, even in remission, respond differently to feelings of guilt, suggesting Freud was right, said researchers from the University of Manchester in the UK who compared magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of people…
Exploring The Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms And High-Fat Diets
May 29, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists affiliated with Montreal’s University Hospital Research Centre (CR-CHUM) and the university’s Faculty of Medicine are undertaking an advanced neuro-scientific study which may be able to shed light on the line in the Austin Powers’ film “I e…
Blood Test May Help Identify Mothers At Risk Of Post Natal Depression
May 21, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
About one in seven new mothers suffer from postnatal depression (PND), a condition that usually starts about two weeks after childbirth. A simple, accurate blood test to determine which women may be most at risk could soon be developed due to the disc…
New Way Developed To Study How Acid In The Brain Affects Brain Function
May 21, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
University of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., is interested in the effect of acid in the brain. His studies suggest that increased acidity or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. But his work also su…
