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Vitamin D lack linked to depression

January 7th, 2012

DALLAS, Jan. 6 (UPI) — Higher vitamin D levels are linked with a significantly decreased risk of depression, especially among those with a history of depression, U.S. researchers say…….click here to continue reading

Celiac ups depression risk for women

December 29th, 2011

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 28 (UPI) — Women with celiac disease, a disorder linked to a reaction to eating gluten, have an elevated depression risk even on a gluten-free diet, U.S. researchers say…….click here to continue reading

IMF head: World faces 1930-type Depression

December 17th, 2011

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) — The world could plummet into a 1930s-style Depression unless all countries fix Europe’s spiraling debt crisis together, the world’s lender of last resort said…….click here to continue reading

Depression said to impact stress recovery

December 3rd, 2011

MONTREAL, Dec. 2 (UPI) — Depression may hamper recovery from physical activity, increasing the time for heart rates to slow and return to normal after a workout, a Canadian study says…….click here to continue reading

Depression afflicts veterinary students

July 30th, 2011

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

Depression increases cocaine/crack risk

July 15th, 2011

PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 14 (UPI) — Women clinically depressed when they enter drug court run a substantially higher risk of using crack cocaine within four months afterward, U.S. researchers say…….click here to continue reading

Arlene now tropical depression

July 1st, 2011

TAMPICO, Mexico, June 30 (UPI) — Arlene was downgraded to a tropical depression Thursday but much of eastern Mexico was still getting heavy rain, U.S. forecasters said…….click here to continue reading

Reliving negative events, depression link

June 7th, 2011

MIAMI, June 7 (UPI) — People who don’t recover from negative events may get stuck and relive what happened to them over and over, resulting in depression, U.S. researchers say…….click here to continue reading

Genetic risk for major depression found

April 28th, 2011

MUNICH, Germany, April 27 (UPI) — A study in Germany has identified a gene associated with major depression, a finding that may guide therapeutic strategies for the debilitating mood disorder…….click here to continue reading

Fish oil may reduce postpartum depression

April 16th, 2011

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — Omega-3 fatty acids consumed during pregnancy may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, but a larger study is needed, U.S. researchers say…….click here to continue reading