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

If you’ve been struggling with feeling low constantly, you are not alone. More than 8.6 million people in England were ...

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.

Results identify intestinal epithelial 5-HT as a new and potentially safer therapeutic target for mood regulation.

Researchers have discovered new connections between the gut and brain that hold promise for more targeted treatments for ...

Every Christmas, Sophie Proctor would agonise about going out to party with her friends. Having been taking antidepressants ...

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.

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the ...

Developing antidepressant medications that target cells in the gut may open a novel path towards effective treatment of mood ...

Antidepressants are a group of medications used to treat conditions such as depression and anxiety. “Antidepressant is an umbrella term that includes several classes of drugs, but there are ...