Depression
Longevity and Age Management
Link between depression and heart attack due to behavior
Study results have shown that people with depression are at increased risk of heart attack and heart failure because they are less likely to take regular exercise. ... Continue Reading
One in four centenarians hit by depression
Results of a recent study suggest that at least one in four centenarians suffer from depression, yet few have been diagnosed with the disease. ... Continue Reading
Depressed diabetics have higher glucose levels
New research suggests that diabetics who suffer from depression have higher blood glucose levels than diabetics who are not depressed. ... Continue Reading
Depression commonplace in people with heart disease
The American Heart Association has issued new guidelines recommending that all patients with heart disease should be routinely screened for depression. ... Continue Reading
Social isolation impacts upon mental and physical health
Social isolation has a significant impact upon mental and physical health, and should be classed among smoking and obesity as a major risk factor to health, according to the authors of a new book. ... Continue Reading
Depression affects more than 1 in 20 Americans
New statistics revealed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that more than 1 in 20 Americans aged 12 and over are suffering from depression. ... Continue Reading
Green tea polyphenol improves diastolic blood pressure and mood
An article published online on August 19, 2008 in the British Journal of Nutrition reported the results of a study of overweight or obese men, which found that supplementing with the green tea polyphenol known as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) improved diastolic blood pressure and elevated mood. ... Continue Reading
Experts question use of antidepressants after stroke
The use of antidepressants to treat depression in patients who have suffered a stroke does not always achieve the desired effect, research reveals. ... Continue Reading
Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our Noses
Religious leaders have contended for millennia that burning incense is good for the soul. Now, biologists have learned that it is good for our brains too. An international team of scientists, including researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, describe how burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. This suggests that an entirely new class of depression and anxiety drugs might be right under our noses. ... Continue Reading
Jolting the brain fights deep depression
Imagine what a pacemaker does to your heart: Its electrical impulses regulate a heartbeat that's out of whack. Now picture a pacemaker-type device that jolts the brain and regulates mood circuits, potentially easing deep depression no other treatments can touch. ... Continue Reading
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