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The nasal spray has shown promise in treating depression when other meds don't.
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Women Twice as Likely to Develop Depression After Stroke

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Women are twice as likely to develop severe depressive symptoms after stroke compared with their male counterparts, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
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New report recommends ways to prevent depression during pregnancy and postpartum

10 hours ago | ABC News

The report stressed a diagnosis of perinatal depression is not the same as "baby blues."
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Physician-directed interventions benefit physicians' mental health

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Results from meta-analyses revealed that physician-directed interventions eased symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidality in physicians. Most prior research on...
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Adolescent Cannabis Use Tied To Depression, Suicidal Thoughts

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Cannabis consumption during adolescence is tied to an increased risk for depression, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts during young adulthood, suggests a new...
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It's possible to be depressed while appearing happy - here's why it's particularly dangerous

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Brain imaging indicates potential success of drug therapy in depressive patients

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Working with international partners, a MedUni Vienna research group has shown that imaging techniques carried out prior to treatment indicate the potential success of drug...
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Depressed teenagers struggle to remember information so will do worse in exams than happy children

19 hours ago | Daily Mail

Teenagers working memory, used in the classroom and every day, was studied by the University of Reading. Researchers said parents and teachers should not dismiss children as lazy.
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Common Yeast Infection Pill Tied to Miscarriage

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What It Feels Like To Be The First Of Your Friends To Get Divorced

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Eating a high-fat diet in your 20s and 30s makes you likely to get heart...

According to researchers at Qingdao University, China, fatty foods cause a reduction and mutation of good bacteria in the gut, which can potentially cause diabetes, heart... Read more ...

Cut out an hour of sitting every day to slash your heart disease risk by...

A new study from UC San Diego found that women who sat for uninterrupted long periods of time had a 52% higher risk than those who sat for the same amount of time but in short... Read more ...

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Gene therapy in the womb could cure rare brain disorder that causes...

Using the gene-editing technology CRISPR, scientists at the University of North Carolina switched on a muted gene in mice embryos, which were then born with no trace of the... Read more ...

TESLA TERMINATOR: Tesla car autopilot veers off highway, crashes into road...

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Study highlights ‘unique roles lutein & zeaxanthin may play during pregnancy'

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