A new study out of Stanford Medicine has found a “new category of depression” that impacts 27% of diagnosed individuals and is “not effectively” treated by standard antidepressants. Specifically, this ...

A systematic review found creatine monohydrate may help as an add-on treatment for major depressive disorder, but researchers say the evidence is mixed.

About 1 in 5 women will experience depression and anxiety during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth. If untreated, a mother who has these conditions has a higher risk of birth complications, ...

The Flow FL-100 was recently okayed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an at-home treatment for moderate to severe depression. The device is a wireless headset that delivers a low electrical ...

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Scientists have mapped the structure of a psychedelic drug derived from the Colorado River toad, which seems to have antidepressant effects. Reading time 3 minutes A potential depression treatment ...

Using magnets to treat depression sounds like a mad scientist’s scheme — but it actually works. The treatment — known as TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation — is backed up by years of research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For two decades, prescriptions were the solution for Valerie Bojarski’s depression when she went to the doctors. “I felt that I ...

Researchers say they have identified new genetic risk factors for depression across all major global populations for the first time, thus allowing scientists to predict the risk of depression ...

Depression and anxiety are among the most common complications of stroke, affecting 1 in 3 and about 1 in 4 survivors, respectively. These disorders are associated with higher mortality rates, often ...