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Momentum

Diabetes and depression: Is there a connection between them?

November 19, 2024 Depression,  Diabetes

Dr. Elina Trofimovsky details how diabetes can lead to depression and gives tips on how to manage the two. 

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From The Labs

Researchers discovered novel and unique neural signature for depression

September 5, 2024 anhedonia,  beta activity in the ACC,  Depression,  neural signature,  Research

This signal could improve diagnosis and monitoring of symptoms of severe depression and other anhedonia-related psychiatric conditions.

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Policywise

“The Yellow Wallpaper”: the new, century-old voice calling for representation in clinical research

June 21, 2024 Clinical research,  Depression,  diverse patient population,  Gothic literature,  Narrative Medicine,  Psychiatric Patients

“Never touch pen, brush, or pencil as long as you live.” This was an official prescription from Dr. Weir Mitchell, a man recognized by his

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Momentum

Expressing depression differs across cultures

November 10, 2022 Culture,  Depression,  Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

“Culture will change the meaning of depression, so we won’t see the same kinds of symptoms in different cultures,” Dr. Asim Shah said.

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From The Labs

Oleic acid, a key to activating the brain’s ‘fountain of youth’

March 29, 2022 Alzheimer's Disease,  Depression,  Memory,  neurogenesis,  oleic acid,  Research,  TLX

Oleic acid produced in the brain is an essential regulator of the process that enables learning and memory and proper mood regulation.

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From The Labs

Repairing altered novel brain circuit could tackle coinciding obesity and depression

June 17, 2021 Anxiety,  brain circuit,  dBNST and AgRP neurons,  Depression,  Obesity,  Research

Study reveals key regulatory mechanism for coinciding obesity and mental disorders and suggests the possibility of pharmacological treatment.

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Progress Notes

Managing depression and learning how to ‘feel good’

November 13, 2018 Depression,  Education,  Mental Health,  Student Life

After my surgery rotation, I was in a very bad place. I felt like two months of grueling work hours and relentless studying were wiped

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Policywise

Turning anxiety into empathy

May 30, 2018 Anxiety,  Depression,  Empathy,  Holland Kaplan,  Mental Health,  Mental Health Month

Medical school was the first time in my life that I suffered from debilitating anxiety. I was overwhelmed by the volume of information I was

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Policywise

My mental illness and my research

October 4, 2017 ADHD,  Anxiety,  bioethics,  Depression,  Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz,  medical ethics,  Mental Health,  Mental Illness,  Neuroethics,  Neuroscience,  Research

I know what is going on in my brain. I have a Ph.D. in neuroscience. I still cannot control it. I constantly have intrusive thoughts,

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From The Labs

Study found genes linked to happiness, depression and neuroticism

June 23, 2016 behavior,  Depression,  genes for happiness,  Genetics,  human behavior,  neuroticism

Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. In one of the largest studies on the genes involved in human behavior, a group of more than 190 researchers has

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