Deep brain stimulation – implants in the brain that act as a kind of 'pacemaker' – has led to clinical improvements in half of the participants with treatment-resistant severe depression in an 'open ...

Deep brain stimulation—implants in the brain that act as a kind of "pacemaker"—has led to clinical improvements in half of the participants with treatment-resistant severe depression in an open-label ...

Researchers have found that even after recovery, individuals who previously experienced depression may retain a heightened sensitivity to negative cues and face challenges in regulating responses to ...

Her relapse into depression felt like defeat—but it offered vital clues to achieving lasting psychiatric relief. The 67-year-old woman from Alabama had already endured four major depressive episodes ...

Brain implants that deliver electric pulses can ease depression in people who aren't responding to psychiatric drugs, a new study says. Half of a small group of people who received brain implants ...

A new study explores exercise mimetics as novel therapeutics for depression by triggering muscle-to-brain signals that support mood regulation and resilience.

Combat isolation by embracing dance, a powerful tool for depression relief that outperforms traditional walking or yoga. This neurochemical symphony releases dopamine and oxytocin, synchronizing brain ...

People with brain disorders, including Parkinson's disease and dementia, are often misdiagnosed as having depression, when in ...