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Study finds good-bad feelings for brain stem serotonin
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New insights into the opposing actions of serotonin-producing nerve fibres in mice could lead to drugs for treating addictions and major depression.
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Study reveals insights into the opposing actions of serotonin-producing ne
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New insights into the opposing actions of serotonin-producing nerve fibres in mice could lead to drugs for treating addictions and major depression.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows potential to treat psychiatric dis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As a noninvasive neuromodulation method, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows great potential to treat a range of mental and psychiatric diseases, including major depression.
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Study reveals positive results for treatment of major depression
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Maryland [US], February 16 (ANI): Psychedelics are a class of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness. Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disor
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Treating insomnia with cognitive behavioural therapy may prevent major dep
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], December 31 (ANI): A new study by UCLA Health has found that cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT-I) prevented major depression in older adults when compared to sleep education therapy in adults over the age of 60 with insomnia.
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Scientists reveal roots of major depression in all its genetic complexity
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A massive genome-wide association study (GWAS) of genetic and health records of 1.2 million people from four separate data banks has identified 178 gene variants linked to major depression, a disorder that will affect one of every five people during their lifet
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Waking just one hour earlier cuts depression risk by double digits, study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23 per cent, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
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Metabolism may play role in recurrent major depression
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Dutch scientists, have found that certain metabolites may be predictive indicators for persons at risk for recurrent major depressive disorder.
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Managing mental health with yoga amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 19 (ANI): While Yoga is considered beneficial for cardiovascular and blood circulation but the practice of it could provide a sustainable exercise alternative for thousands of people isolating at home, recent research has pointed out that movement-based yoga can si
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Study reveals elderly people with persistent insomnia more likely to remai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Older people with depression, who also experience persistent and worsening sleep disturbances, are at much higher risk of remaining depressed, suggests a recent study.
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Older people with persistent insomnia symptoms more likely to remain depre
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Lack of sleep has long been considered a potential risk factor for mood disorders. According to a new study, older people with depression, who also experience persistent and worsening sleep disturbances, are at much higher risk of remaining depressed.
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Child's home environment can impact risk of developing depression
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 28 (ANI): Children's rearing environment has a meaningful impact on their risk for major depression later in life, a recent study has found and also noted the importance of nurturing environments when a child is at risk.
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