A method of detecting depression in adults from blood could be the first objective way to diagnose the condition, which affects almost 1 in 10 people in the United States according to the CDC. The ...

Papakostas G.I., Shelton R.C., Kinrys G., Henry M.E., Bakow B.R., Lipkin S.H., Pi B., Thurmond L., Bilello J.A. Assessment of a multi-assay, serum-based biological ...

A five-minute test commonly used to evaluate olfactory function (sense of smell) could also help doctors screen for depression, according to new research out of King George's Medical University, India ...

Using a new laboratory method they developed, researchers from McGill University have identified nine molecules with elevated concentrations in the blood of teenagers diagnosed with depression. With ...

Like many first-time mothers, Lisette Lopez-Rose thought childbirth would usher in a time of joy. Instead, she had panic attacks as she imagined that something bad was going to happen to her baby, and ...

A one-minute EEG test could one day help diagnose depression from patients’ homes. The corresponding study was published in Scientific Reports. Depression is primarily diagnosed via interviews and ...

New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive ...

The birth of your baby is supposed to be one of the most joyous moments of a new mom’s life, but for one in seven new mothers, it’s a time that can be filled with sadness, loneliness and a detachment ...

Everyone gets blue, but when sad, lonely, hopeless or irritable feelings prevent your getting on with your life, it may be clinical depression. Nearly 20 million Americans suffer from depression each ...