(Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images Plus) Cannabis use disorder has been strongly linked with major depressive disorder in a ...

Depression affects 280 million people worldwide. The mental illness has been proven to lead to changes in eating behavior. Researchers have discovered that although patients with depression generally ...

A new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test—by tracking how certain immune cells age.

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Images generated using artificial intelligence (AI) depict more stereotypes and stigmas around depression than images used by ...

As the surgeon general has stated, we are in a mental health crisis. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. And a major challenge is that depression can be difficult to treat, ...

Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a human trial for a blueberry-sized brain ...

When drugs like Prozac were first introduced in the late 1980s, the leading theory behind their market success was that depressed people lacked serotonin, a key brain chemical. Called the “chemical ...

In recent years, the world has faced an onslaught of increasingly apocalyptic extreme weather events, which have become more frequent due to the climate crisis. Naturally, we might expect these ...

Most clergy surveyed said they counsel congregation members to seek medical help for depression A new Duke University study appears to ease concerns that clergy would steer congregants suffering from ...