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

A small clinical trial suggests that probiotics may offer a surprising mental health boost for older adults with depression. Seniors who took a daily probiotic alongside their regular antidepressant ...

In this video, Olusola Ajilore, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Illinois-Chicago, discusses: The role smart phone apps play in treating depression; ...

A burgeoning body of research has elucidated how dysregulated immune responses contribute to both major depressive disorder and cardiovascular pathology. Systemic elevations of proinflammatory ...

Depression is a widespread disorder that affects around one in 15 adults each year. There are many different types and causes of depression, some of which require medication or hospitalization. Many ...

Results from a new mouse study by researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the University of Szeged demonstrate that restoring certain signals in a brain region that processes smells ...

People with depression don't always feel overwhelmed or struggle to get things done — some are highly efficient and ...

Obesity and depression exhibit a complex, bidirectional relationship shaped by biological, psychological and social factors. Excess adiposity can alter inflammatory signalling, neuroendocrine function ...

Depression is a common mental health condition, with symptoms that can range from mild to severe. Around 16% of American adults have struggled with a type of depression at some point during their ...

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 ...