When people struggle with anxiety and depression, the most effective approach is often to combine medication and ...

Valerie Taylor's research explores links between gut bacteria and bipolar disorder, testing faecal microbiota transplants as potential treatments for mental illness.

People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average 10 to 20 years earlier than ...

Treatment with the psychedelic dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, alongside psychotherapy, can relieve severe depressive symptoms, a phase 2 trial has found.

Discover how TMS therapy targets depression at the source. A deep dive into the physics, safety protocols, and FDA-cleared ...

"GMA" examines the use of ketamine in teens, a treatment offering some hope to families facing severe depression.

Down in the dumps? Help might be hiding in your fridge. A new, first-of-its-kind study suggests a controversial diet could ease severe, drug-resistant depression — with improvements showing up in as ...

A new study in Communications Biology provides evidence that a psychedelic drug induces a hybrid sleep-wake state in active mice. This unusual brain activity suggests a potential mechanism for how ...

Researchers propose "exercise mimetics" (exercise pills) to treat depression by hacking the muscle-brain axis for those unable to physically exercise.

In patients with newly diagnosed fibromyalgia who have prominent symptoms of anxiety and depression, remission of depression — not pain reduction alone — determines clinical improvement.

Life never stopped being busy for Kirsty. Not when she pursued a demanding career in financial operations. Not while she ...

Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, depression is different. Major depressive disorder is persistent, interferes ...