“Scientists at the University of Freiburg, Germany, who previously showed people with depression struggled to detect black-and-white contrast differences, have now carried out tests on the retina which show the impact of the illness is similar to turning down the contrast control on a TV.”……click here to continue reading
New research from Rush University Medical Center suggests that depression is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, not an early result of it.An examination of more than 600 participants in the Chicago Health and Aging Project found little change in symptoms of depression in the six to seven years before Alzheimer’s was diagnosed and no change in depression three years after diagnosis.The ………click here to continue reading
The University of Michigan Depression Center may become one of the nation’s first federally designated depression centers of excellence, making it eligible for $5 million in annual funding beginning in 2011…….click here to continue reading
( Southern Methodist University ) Exercise is a magic drug for many people with depression and anxiety disorders, and it should be more widely prescribed by mental health care providers, says Jasper Smits, director of the Anxiety Research and Treatment Program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. An analysis of dozens of population-based studies, clinical studies and meta-analytic reviews ………click here to continue reading
SEATTLE, March 10 (UPI) — Diabetes combined with depression increases dementia risk, University of Washington researchers found…….click here to continue reading
SYDNEY University psychiatrists at Royal North Shore Hospital are recruiting for a trial of the potential for protein rich foods to help treat depression…….click here to continue reading
Research at the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests a novel route to improving the symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors through the regular use of “exergames” entertaining video games that combine game play with exercise. In a pilot study, the researchers found that use of exergames ………click here to continue reading
Male carers are being forced to put their partners into nursing homes because they struggle to seek support or respite services, a new study by Charles Darwin University has shown…….click here to continue reading
A new study from the University of Leeds in England finds links between excessive internet use and depression…….click here to continue reading
A new study discovers hospitalization in an intensive care unit leads to severe depression for patients and family members. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study is the first to monitor patients and caregivers for a one-year period after an ICU stay for predictors of depression and lifestyle disruption. Researchers discovered family and friends, as ……click here to continue reading