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What is seasonal depression and how could it impact your mental health?

What is seasonal depression and how could it impact your mental health?

by Maria Salette OntiverosCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the leaves change color and the days grow shorter, some individuals grapple with more than just the seasonal shift and struggle with seas

What is seasonal depression and how could it impact your mental health?

by Maria Salette OntiverosCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the leaves change color and the days grow shorter, some individuals grapple with more than just the seasonal shift and struggle with seas
Anxiety Disorders: Beyond Nervousness

Anxiety Disorders: Beyond Nervousness

Anxiety is a natural emotional response to perceived threats, marked by worry, hyperarousal, and physiological changes that help individuals cope with stress.

Anxiety Disorders: Beyond Nervousness

Anxiety is a natural emotional response to perceived threats, marked by worry, hyperarousal, and physiological changes that help individuals cope with stress.
Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

byWeill Cornell Medical College"Any clinician" indicates wait times for appointments across both sampled clinicians and alternate clinicians when alternates were offered. Boxes indicat

Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

byWeill Cornell Medical College"Any clinician" indicates wait times for appointments across both sampled clinicians and alternate clinicians when alternates were offered. Boxes indicat
A histone post-translational modification linked to lifelong susceptibility to stress in mice

A histone post-translational modification linked to lifelong susceptibility to stress in mice

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThe cover art theme is "the weight of a histone." This visual serves as a rodent metaphor for Atlas, a Titan from Greek mythology who was condemned to carry

A histone post-translational modification linked to lifelong susceptibility to stress in mice

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThe cover art theme is "the weight of a histone." This visual serves as a rodent metaphor for Atlas, a Titan from Greek mythology who was condemned to carry
Children contribute to group projects when there are clear and common goals, research shows

Children contribute to group projects when there are clear and common goals, research shows

byUniversity of PlymouthSchematic of the water game. Each child sat in front of a water bottle filled with 400 ml water at the start of each round. Each bottle had a tap that children could use

Children contribute to group projects when there are clear and common goals, research shows

byUniversity of PlymouthSchematic of the water game. Each child sat in front of a water bottle filled with 400 ml water at the start of each round. Each bottle had a tap that children could use
Research reveals gene expression's role in depression and immunity

Research reveals gene expression's role in depression and immunity

byKing's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study, conducted in a shared effort between U.K. and Italian researchers offers novel insights about the biological mechanisms b

Research reveals gene expression's role in depression and immunity

byKing's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study, conducted in a shared effort between U.K. and Italian researchers offers novel insights about the biological mechanisms b
Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

byPublic Library of ScienceMental health. Credit: Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany; Pixabay Content License"Unhealthy commodities" such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social m

Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

byPublic Library of ScienceMental health. Credit: Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany; Pixabay Content License"Unhealthy commodities" such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social m
Sometimes mental effort is associated with unpleasant feelings, study says

Sometimes mental effort is associated with unpleasant feelings, study says

byAmerican Psychological AssociationCredit: Teona Swift from PexelsIf somebody complains that it hurts to think, they may be onto something, as mental exertion appears to be associated with unpl

Sometimes mental effort is associated with unpleasant feelings, study says

byAmerican Psychological AssociationCredit: Teona Swift from PexelsIf somebody complains that it hurts to think, they may be onto something, as mental exertion appears to be associated with unpl
The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness and build memories

The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness and build memories

by Chris Woolston,Washington University in St. LouisStructure of META dataset. A) Five actors performed four types of activities; each actor performed three out of four activity types. Each cell

The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness and build memories

by Chris Woolston,Washington University in St. LouisStructure of META dataset. A) Five actors performed four types of activities; each actor performed three out of four activity types. Each cell
Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help

by Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan's vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans'

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help

by Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan's vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans'
Personalized brain stimulation significantly decreases depression symptoms in pilot study

Personalized brain stimulation significantly decreases depression symptoms in pilot study

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Wikimedia CommonsIn a small pilot study, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, Ph.D., used a new clos

Personalized brain stimulation significantly decreases depression symptoms in pilot study

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Wikimedia CommonsIn a small pilot study, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, Ph.D., used a new clos
Early adversity, maternal depression linked to teen mental health risk

Early adversity, maternal depression linked to teen mental health risk

by Fernanda Pires,University of MichiganBrain Connectivity and Profile-Specific NetworksA, The default mode network (DMN) included the bilateral inferior parietal lobule, posterior cingulate cor

Early adversity, maternal depression linked to teen mental health risk

by Fernanda Pires,University of MichiganBrain Connectivity and Profile-Specific NetworksA, The default mode network (DMN) included the bilateral inferior parietal lobule, posterior cingulate cor