Physical stuff keeps folks with serious mental illness out of work

People with serious mental illness perceive their physical health as a greater barrier to employment, a study finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
March 16, 2020 ~4 min

PCOS doesn’t just affect fertility

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) "...affects women in a number of ways throughout their life course. It is not just about ovaries."

Peter Thorley-Warwick • futurity
March 12, 2020 ~3 min


Neurotransmitter map may lead to new drugs

A new map of a neurotransmitter's structure could pave the way for new drugs for conditions like ADHD, depression, and epilepsy.

Anders Buch-Larsen-Copenhagen • futurity
March 10, 2020 ~5 min

Brain waves show who’ll respond to Zoloft

A new way of looking at brain activity could help pick the right depression treatment. It can tell if patients will respond to the antidepressant Zoloft.

Tracie White-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 24, 2020 ~9 min

Indecision can signal depression relapse after ending meds

How long it takes people to make decisions about effort and reward can predict a relapse into depression after they stop taking antidepressants.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Feb. 20, 2020 ~3 min

Young people with diabetes are 3x more likely to attempt suicide

Teens and young adults with diabetes are three times more likely to attempt suicide and close to 1.5 times more likely to suffer from a mood disorder.

Fabienne Landry-McGill • futurity
Feb. 4, 2020 ~6 min

How much sleep kids get affects their mental health

There's an association between sleep duration and depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior, and poor cognitive performance in kids, researchers say.

Alice Scott-Warwick • futurity
Feb. 4, 2020 ~3 min

Two traits may link major depression and alcohol dependence

New research on depression and alcohol use suggests that impulsivity and low distress tolerance play a role in comorbidities.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Jan. 29, 2020 ~5 min


Genes explain why anxiety and depression go hand-in-hand

A study of more than 200,000 veterans sheds light on the genetic basis for anxiety, as well as why anxiety and depression so often coexist.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 7, 2020 ~3 min

Can tea cut depression symptoms in older people?

There's a link between regular tea drinking and fewer symptoms of depression in older adults living in China, researchers report.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Jan. 7, 2020 ~5 min

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