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Heated Yoga Might Be a Natural Antidepressant

TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – Heated yoga classes can help some people with depression feel a lot better within a couple months – even if they practice just once a week, a small clinical trial suggests....

Short Sleepers May Be at Higher Risk for Depression

MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- Scientists have long wondered whether depression leads to less sleep or whether a lack of sleep triggers depression. A new study suggests it’s the latter: Getting less than fi...

Air Pollution Exposure Increases Risk for Postpartum Depression

MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Long-term exposure to air pollution, during pregnancy and after, is associated with higher postpartum depression (PPD) risk, according to a study published online Oct. 18...

Biometric Gun Safes Recalled After 12-Year-Old's Death

MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – More than 60,000 gun safes have been recalled following the death of a 12-year-old boy and dozens of reports that unauthorized people can open the Fortress Safe devices. The...

Depression Rates Rising Among College Students, and Race Matters

MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Many college kids are depressed and anxious, especially when they are a minority on campus or the first in their family to go to a university, a new study finds. These...

Teens Are Quitting Sports as Social Media Ups Body Image Concerns

FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – Kids who get discouraged by idealized athletic bodies on social media may end up dropping out of sports, a small study suggests. In a preliminary study of 70 kids who played...

Female Teens With Family History of Mood Disorder Prone to Weight Gain

THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Female offspring of parents with mood disorders have increased z body mass index (BMI) compared with controls of unaffected parents starting at about 12 years of age,...

Stress, Depression Linked to MCI, Alzheimer Disease

FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – Chronic stress and depression are associated with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Alzheimer's Research &...

Virtual Mental Health Care Tied to Fewer Psychotherapy Disruptions

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Adoption of virtual psychotherapy technology led to fewer disruptions to care than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Psychiatric...

ChatGPT Potentially Beneficial for Treating Depression

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – ChatGPT provides recommendations that align with accepted guidelines for management of mild and severe depression, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in Family...

Americans Can Expect to Spend Half Their Lives Taking a Prescription Drug

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Americans born in recent years can likely count on taking prescription drugs for about half their life, according to new research. For males born in 2019, it’s about 48% of t...

Women Face Higher Odds of Depression After Head Injury Than Men

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Women are more likely to develop depression after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a new study shows. The analysis of nine published studies included nearly 700,000...

Graded Association ID'd for Depressive Symptoms With Mortality Risk

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Depressive symptoms in adults are associated with mortality in a graded association, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Zefeng Zhang, M.D.,...

Among Adolescents, Major Depressive Disorder Prevalence Varies by Race, Ethnicity

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – The rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) vary from 14.5 to 26.5 percent among adolescents by race and ethnicity, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA...

MS-Specific Internet-Based Therapy Program Can Cut Depressive Symptoms

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – A multiple sclerosis (MS)-specific internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program can reduce depressive symptoms among patients with MS, according to a study...

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