Working odd hours can take a serious toll on health by age 50

People who work a job with nonstandard hours are more likely to report sleep issues, poor health, and depression symptoms by age 50.

Robert Polner-NYU • futurity
April 11, 2024 ~6 min

Brain stimulation fights depression and anxiety in older adults

A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment shows promise for improving depression and anxiety in older adults.

Jill Pease-Florida • futurity
April 10, 2024 ~6 min


Antidepressant prescriptions for young women spiked during pandemic

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began, researchers report.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~4 min

Tips to cope with seasonal affective disorder this winter

Winter often comes with mental health challenges. Experts have tips on winter wellness and how to make it through a few more cold months.

Courtney Perrett - U. Missouri • futurity
Feb. 16, 2024 ~3 min

Can ketamine ease veterans’ severe depression?

A series of doses of ketamine gave veterans with treatment-resistant depression partial relief. Some people even had full remission.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Feb. 2, 2024 ~10 min

Could a drug one day block harmful stress responses?

New research could pave the way for much more specific treatments for stress-​related conditions such as chronic depression.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 29, 2024 ~6 min

Caregivers may have lower risk of depression

Becoming a caregiver to an aging parent or spouse can be stressful, but a new study questions the idea that it's a risk factor for depression.

Esther Robards-Forbes - UT Austin • futurity
Dec. 21, 2023 ~5 min

Why are US suicide rates at an 80-year high?

Suicide rates in the US are at a 80-year high. An expert on college student mental health explains risk factors and the role of inequality.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
Dec. 15, 2023 ~9 min


Dad’s depression linked to surprising effect on kids

Mild anxious or depression symptoms in dads is tied to fewer behavior problems in their kids' first years of school, a study finds.

Frederique Mazerolle-McGill • futurity
Nov. 13, 2023 ~6 min

Stress and depression can be a vicious cycle

A meta-analysis finds the established stress generation model applies to depression and other mental health disorders.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Nov. 9, 2023 ~8 min

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