A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression-but only in females. According to a new study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, ...

For decades, the scientific theory of depression focused on chemicals — serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. Nearly every ...

New Delhi | Damage to the 'medial' region of the prefrontal cortex -- the brain region that helps with planning and achieving goals -- could make one more impulsive and likely to be influenced by ...

Why does ketamine wear off so fast? New research identifies the NOX-1 enzyme as a key target to prolong ketamine’s antidepressant effects for treatment-resistant depression.

Adolescent major depressive disorder represents a personal and public health challenge. Conventional drug treatments don’t ...

The second thing that has become clear from New Neuropsychiatry research is that psychiatric disorders are bad for your brain. Study after study show that clinical depression and anxiety disorders—not ...