The history of weight loss medicines reads like a Greek tragedy. However, the biology behind the new GLP-1 agonists suggests ...

Researchers have discovered a promising treatment for depression and it is medication-free. Depression is a mental health condition that affects millions of people around the world, to varying degrees ...

The evolutionary perspective on depression suggest that depression may have healing value in its own right. Some ...

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a ...

For nearly 20 years, antidepressants have carried suicide risk warnings for young people. Now, experts are questioning if the ...

In past trials, ketamine intravenous treatment has shown promise, with 64% of depression patients in trials experiencing ...

Research reveals new connections between the gut and brain, suggesting more targeted depression and anxiety treatments, and a ...

Over 200,000 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine have been recalled due to higher-than-acceptable levels of ...

A 2019 study took a different approach, looking at suicide attempts three months prior to being prescribed a medication ...

Focusing treatments for depression and anxiety to gut cells instead of brain cells may help people feel better without side effects.

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue.

The decades-old anesthetic ketamine could be a game changer for treating severe depression, but there are still many questions about how the drug works, including exactly how it affects the brain's ...