One in six adults in England are taking antidepressants. That’s eight million people, yet remarkably even doctors don’t fully ...

In a report scheduled for publication in the June 2023 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers explore the association between the gut microbiome and the efficacy of selective ...

Recent studies have demonstrated that excess sugar can cause depression in non-diabetics. For example, data from the National ...

Sertraline improves core depression and anxiety symptoms within 2 weeks, though somatic effects may mask early benefits.

For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain – namely an imbalance of a brain chemical called serotonin.

New research findings often garner great attention. But when other scientists follow up and fail to replicate the findings? Not so much. In fact, a recent study published in PLOS One indicates that ...

Dr. Rothschild answers the question: 'Chemical Abnormalities Cause Depression?' — -- Question: How do abnormalities in brain chemicals (such as serotonin and norepinephrine) cause depression?

Serotonergic neurons release serotonin when they sense high levels of glucose. This triggers the activation of the kisspeptin neurons, the primary stimulator for releasing reproductive hormones.

Many people feel a bit lower in mood or energy when days are shorter. SAD, however, involves a cluster of symptoms that ...

A bidirectional pathway called the gut-brain axis connects your stomach and brain. If you have depression or anxiety, the gut-brain axis makes it possible for these conditions to affect your gut and ...

Recent research has found a bidirectional relationship between postmenopausal osteoporosis and depression. Medications and hormone replacement therapy can help treat both conditions and improve ...

Getting more exercise is one huge way that dogs naturally increase our serotonin.