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Major genetic discovery can reduce depression, fear, and anxiety
A multidisciplinary study has found that the Tob gene plays an important role in reducing depression, fear, and anxiety.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 29, 2022


Playing the piano boosts brain processing power and helps lift the blues
Research demonstrates the positive impact learning to play a musical instrument has on the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds
Joseph Shavit
Dec 5, 2022


Genetic discovery could reduce depression, fear, and anxiety
Multidisciplinary team of researchers have found that the gene, Tob, plays an important role in reducing depression, fear, and anxiety.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 20, 2022


Researchers identify gene that reduces depression, fear, and anxiety
Researchers have found that a well-known gene, Tob, plays an important role in reducing depression, fear, and anxiety.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 16, 2022


Integrity can be good for your health, Harvard researchers find
Harvard research study links ‘strong moral character’ with reduced risk for depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular disease.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 23, 2022


Vitamin D supplements shown to alleviate depression in adults
An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 14, 2022


High-fat diet leads to anxiety, depression and Alzheimer's disease
Mice fed a high-fat diet for 30 weeks were considerably more likely to develop diabetes, face cognitive impairments, and develop depression
Joshua Shavit
Jul 13, 2022


Gardening can cultivate better mental health, study finds
Research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants — even if they’ve never gardened before.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 12, 2022


Scientists hail party drug as new hope for treating depression
Ketamine, a well-known anesthetic used in smaller doses as a party drug, was hailed as a “new hope for depression” in a Time magazine story.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 6, 2022


Probiotics help alleviate depression, study finds
Researchers have shown that probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants and help to alleviate depression.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 10, 2022


'Wonder Drug' statins may provide protection against depression
Statins have been hailed as a wonder drug; the cholesterol-lowering drugs have been prescribed to tens of millions of people since the 1980s
Joseph Shavit
May 19, 2022


Algorithm can spot depressed Twitter users with nearly 90% accuracy
The algorithm determines someone's mental state by extracting and analyzing 38 data points from their public Twitter profile.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 8, 2022


Sharing memories sets children on path to better well-being
Toddlers whose mothers received special coaching in talking about memories grew into teenagers who experience better wellbeing.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 12, 2022


What happens in your brain when you daydream?
Science suggests that mind-wandering freely to more pleasant and playful thoughts may improve our mood and foster creativity.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022


New therapy found to swiftly reduce depression and suicidal thoughts
Ketamine therapy has a swift short-term effect on reducing symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to research.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 27, 2021


‘Wobble’ therapy can be beneficial for arthritis, Alzheimer’s, depression and type 2 diabetes
Research shows that just six weeks of vibration therapy can lead to improved memory and mobility in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Joseph Shavit
Dec 1, 2021


Feeling depressed? Columbia University researchers developed an app to help
Research shows that training primary care physicians in to identify and treat depression can improve patient outcomes and even save lives.
Joshua Shavit
Oct 28, 2021


A blood test for your body clock? It's on the horizon
What time is your body clock set on? The answer, mounting research suggests, can influence a person's predisposition to heart disease.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 1, 2021


Earlier sleep timing associated with lower depression risk
People who tend to go to bed and wake up earlier have significantly lower risk of major depression, according to a sweeping genetic study
Joseph Shavit
Jul 27, 2021


Laughing gas may help alleviate depression
New research shows that Laughing gas relieves symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 9, 2021
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