Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a ...

A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some ...

For roughly one in three people with depression, standard antidepressants simply don’t work. No amount of medication adjustments or therapy combinations seems to break through. That’s the reality of ...

The latest trials (Daws et al., 2022) led by researchers at the UK-based Centre for Psychedelic Research suggest that psilocybin exerts its therapeutic effects on the clinically depressed brain by ...

I am often asked whether eating particular foods can enhance mood and treat the symptoms of depression. With very few exceptions, the answer is no. In contrast, our mood can be easily depressed by our ...

Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that may determine why chronic pain leads to depression in some individuals but ...