Understanding of the physical root of depression has been advanced, thanks to research by the University of Warwick, UK, and Fudan University, China. The study shows that depression affects the part ...

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Psychiatrists think inflammation may be at the root of some people’s illness. How to treat it is an open question.

The medial orbitofrontal cortex (reward-related OFC) and lateral orbitofrontal cortex (non-reward-related OFC) networks have different functional connectivity in patients with depression. Source: ...

The core experiences of depression — changes in energy, activity, thinking, and mood — have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given ...

Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians will suffer from a depressive disorder this year. Many won't even know what ails them, and some who do will be reluctant to seek help. That's the force that drove ...

Dance as a performative art form alleviates perceived symptoms of depression, helps to understand its root causes and promotes self-actualization, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland ...

Glib catch phrases like “better off together” tend to ring hollow when politicians say them. But in at least one arena, we really are better off together, and that’s when it comes to crowdsourced ...

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