Depression

By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine The largest-ever study of the genetics of depression is set to go ahead in China, after a major survey found that the condition largely has the same triggers and symptoms there as in the West — albeit with a few startling exceptions. Previous studies on twins in Sweden have shown that genetics explains about 40% of a woman’s risk of depression, and about 30 ………click here to continue reading

Music therapy can be used to treat people with depression, alongside other methods, according to researchers in Finland…….click here to continue reading

The storm known as Don fizzled to a tropical depression, failing to quench the thirst of parched Texas counties…….click here to continue reading

MANHATTAN, Kan., July 30 (UPI) — Students of veterinary medicine are more likely than human medicine students or undergraduate students to struggle with depression, U.S. researchers say…….click here to continue reading

Veterinary medicine students are more likely to struggle with depression than human medicine students, undergraduate students and the general population, according to several recent collaborative studies…….click here to continue reading

Affluent countries, including the U.S., tend to have higher rates of depression than lower-income nations such as Mexico, a new study from World Health Organization researchers suggests…….click here to continue reading

Some of the richest countries have the highest rates of depression, new research suggests…….click here to continue reading

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New moms who have particular difficulty breastfeeding may be at greater risk of postpartum depression, a new study suggests…….click here to continue reading

A new study published July 25 reveals that major depression is on the rise around the world and is more likely to hit those living in high-income countries than poorer ones…….click here to continue reading

PUTRAJAYA: Pople with depression should seek immediate treatment and not suppress it out of shame or fear of being stigmatised, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said…….click here to continue reading