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Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living. More than just a bout of the blues, depression isn't a weakness and you can't simply "snap out" of it. Depression may require long-term treatment. But don't get discouraged. Most people with depression feel better with medication, psychotherapy or both.
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JAN 11, 2018
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that is probably most well-known from the co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 08, 2018
Neuroscience
Without enough sleep, the brain cannot function at peak levels. A few miserable nights with no sleep might not make a hu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Videos
The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps track of diseases and conditions on a global scale. They are currently updatin
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Cardiology
It's the second day of the new year, and most gyms are probably still crowded with those who have resolved to work o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for many years that mitochondria in the neurons of the brain are linked to brain disorders such as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers often use the Earth-based Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to study objects in space, but September’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 28, 2017
Neuroscience
In the fall of 2017, wildfires raged in Northern California. Dubbed the Northern California firestorm, it included a tot
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 27, 2017
Health & Medicine
Any trauma, from a stressful event, an accident or a severe injury can have long-lasting effects. Terrorist attacks are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 26, 2017
Cardiology
Stopping a smoking habit is vitally important for heart health, as smoking is a well-known risk factor for heart disease
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 21, 2017
Neuroscience
Mental illness is sometimes looked at as a character weakness or something a person just has to "shake off." N
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 21, 2017
Videos
In 2009, the United States Army banned from enlistment any recruit with a history of mental illness. Alarming rates of s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 20, 2017
Videos
Post-partum baby blues are most commonly associated with mothers of newborns. But a new study finds that new dads are no
...
DEC 20, 2017
Immunology
A new treatment option for heroin and other opioid misuse diminishes the effects of the drugs, providing a new potential
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
A famous Christmas song shouts out, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” but is it really? Holid
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 12, 2017
Health & Medicine
Multiple sclerosis, MS, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 400,000 people in the US. About 200 people
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2017
Videos
This is a brief excerpt from a talk by Registered Dietician and Nutritionist Vicky Newman, presented by the University o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Neuroscience
It's hardly news that many people are attached to their smartphones. Everywhere you look, people are staring down at
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Do you know how medical cannabis can help treat pain?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Xanax, or alprazolam, is used to treat depression and anxiety by making changes to neuron activity in the brain. Nearly
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Residing some 26,830 feet (more than 5 miles) below the ocean's surface in a natural depression known as the Mariana Tre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
When doctors first began treating an Indian man complaining of stomach pain, they could not have imagined the source of
...