Depression may change brain structure
According to study, white matter, which enables brain to communicate, is reduced in people who suffer from the blues.
Jul 22, 2017, 17:19 PM IST
Some people may be genetically programmed to be depressed
A gene variant increases the odds of getting the blues.
Jul 21, 2017, 12:35 PM IST
Cut smoking, reduce stress to ward off dementia: Study
Managing lifestyle factors such as smoking, hypertension and depression could prevent one-third of the world's dementia cases, a Lancet study has claimed.
Jul 20, 2017, 22:30 PM IST
This is why some women are more vulnerable to depression
Researchers have said that a lesser menstrual cycle over the lifespan as well as earlier menopause could be the reason why women are more vulnerable to the risk of depression.
Jul 19, 2017, 23:24 PM IST
A boss' response to his employee asking for leave to focus on her mental health is a lesson for all of us! - Read
Parker works for live chat software engineering company Olark and has been extremely vocal about her battle with mental illness.
Jul 13, 2017, 13:39 PM IST
Depression affects men and women differently, says study
The study further says that the condition has different effects on the brain activity of males and females in particular regions of brain.
Jul 12, 2017, 13:15 PM IST
Gene that plays key role in depression identified
Globally, depression affects over 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year - it is the second-leading cause of death among people between the ages of 15 to 29, researchers said.
Jul 07, 2017, 14:34 PM IST
Childhood psychiatric disorders linked to increased risk of adult addictions
Based on a large amount of data from previous studies on these participants, the researchers identified a correlation between various psychiatric disorders among children and later risk of developing addictions.
Jul 03, 2017, 12:45 PM IST
Persistent mental stress ups death risk in heart disease patients
According to researchers, people with persistent mental distress, including depression and anxiety, were nearly four times as likely to have died of cardiovascular disease and nearly three times as likely to have died from any cause.
Jun 27, 2017, 13:22 PM IST
Yoga and the mind: How it helps you beat stress, anxiety, depression
The truth is that yoga has a great role to play in mental wellbeing. If not as a mainstay, then even as an add-on.
Jun 21, 2017, 09:08 AM IST
Early stress increases depression risk by permanently altering DNA, reveals study
According to researchers, early life stress encodes lifelong susceptibility to stress through long-lasting transcriptional programming in a brain reward region implicated in mood and depression.
Jun 17, 2017, 16:14 PM IST
Former England pacer Steve Harmison reveals 'demons' made him think of suicide
Harmison -- who is one of a series of England cricketing greats such as opener Marcus Trescothick and all-rounder Andrew Flintoff to have spoken about suffering from depression -- said he suffered from depression on long tours abroad but found it pursued him even in a home series.
Jun 16, 2017, 20:45 PM IST
Does your teen use the phone at night? It may be making them depressed!
Around two thirds or 65 percent of students in Class 8 who owned a mobile phone were reported to use it regularly after "lights out".
May 30, 2017, 23:37 PM IST
Exam failure: What parents should do if their child fails out of school, college
Here are a few tips for parents to help their child cope with failure in exams and get them back on track.
May 30, 2017, 14:52 PM IST
Dear Zindagi: Don't let the dark side of exams cast a shadow on your child's happiness
When exam results are declared parents sometimes forget that children are a part of them.
May 29, 2017, 23:08 PM IST
Feeling low? Try Tai Chi
For the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, the team recruited 50 participants through advertisements offering tai chi for stress reduction.
May 28, 2017, 18:28 PM IST
This is how listening to music in a group can be bad for people with depression - Read
As per a study, listening to sad music in a group and talking about sad things tend to make people feel more depressed.
May 28, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
Bouldering – Rock climbing may treat depression, says study
Bouldering, in many ways, is a positive physical activity, said Eva-Maria Stelzer, one of the researchers and a doctoral student of psychology at University of Arizona in the US.
May 26, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
Regular consumption of probiotics can improve symptoms of depression!
A new study has found that regular intake of probiotics may help to improve the symptoms of depression.
May 25, 2017, 23:24 PM IST
Does your baby snore regularly? It could be signs of serious health problems
As per a new study, children with regular snoring - at least four nights a week – may be indicative of some serious health problems.
May 15, 2017, 14:56 PM IST
