For people antidepressants can’t help, ketamine changes the brain in ways we can now see In A Nutshell For the first time, researchers used a specialized brain scan to watch how ketamine alters a key ...

Scientists have uncovered a brain mechanism that may explain why chronic pain leads to depression in some people but not ...

Not all depression is the same. A new study reveals that depressed patients with a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder show a structural brain association with childhood trauma that closely mimics ...

A new brain-imaging study has revealed how ketamine produces its fast antidepressant effects in people with treatment-resistant depression. Researchers tracked changes in a critical brain receptor ...

How brain changes, hormonal shifts, genetics, and environmental factors contribute to postpartum depression and influence maternal mental health.

New research in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging shows that the brain of individuals who have recovered from depression retains a heightened sensitivity to negative cues, ...

For the first time, Americans with depression will soon be able to use a prescription brain-stimulation device at home. The approval comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and marks a major ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

Researchers identify the hippocampus and microglia as the "tipping point" that determines if chronic pain leads to depression or resilience.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patient Valerie Zeko sits in the treatment room at Stanford University Brain Stimulation Lab in Palo Alto, California, on January ...

Years of untreated depression may lead to neurodegenerative levels of brain inflammation. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind study showing evidence of lasting biological changes in the brain for ...

GLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Ozempic) may offer unexpected mental health benefits alongside weight loss. A large study found major drops in depression, anxiety, and psychiatric-related hospital ...