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Patience during stalled labor can avoid many c-sections, UCSF study shows
Pregnant women whose labor stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.   view more (2008-11-03)

Depression increases risk for heart disease more than genetics or environment
A history of major depression increases the risk of heart disease over and above any genetic risks common to depression and heart disease, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the VA. The findings are reported this week at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society this week in... view more... (2009-03-05)

Double trouble: Hopelessness key component of mood disorder
Sound bad" It is, according to Thomas Joiner, Florida State University Distinguished Research Professor and the Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology, who has identified hopelessness as a distinguishing feature of double depression in a new paper published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.   view more (2007-07-24)

Study links depression in women with chronic pain to greater incidence of disability
Women with higher levels of depression when suffering with long-term pain report greater disability than men in the same situation.   view more (2006-06-16)

Neurogenesis in the adult brain: The association with stress and depression
The brain is the key organ in the response to stress. Brain reactions determine what in the world is threatening and might be stressful for us, and regulate the stress responses that can be either adaptive or maladaptive.   view more (2008-07-09)

Aerobic exercise can work faster than drugs to lift depression
Aerobic exercise can work faster than drugs to lift depression, finds research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Twelve people with severe depression that had lasted an average of nine months exercised daily for 10 days. Their average age was 49; seven of them were women. In 10 patients drugs had failed to substantially improve symptoms.... view more... (2001-03-22)

Link discovered between depression and changes in the brain in Alzheimer's disease
A lifetime history of depression is associated with increased plaques and tangles in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease and more rapid cognitive decline, according to a study by researchers at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.   view more (2006-02-07)

U of M study shows no link between self-weighing and depression in women
Frequent self-weighing is not associated with depression in women, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.   view more (2007-04-26)

'On Track' for staying free of depression
Professor David Kavanagh from UQ's Discipline of Psychiatry said the program was ideal for people living in rural areas, where treatment facilities are scarce.   view more (2007-01-16)

Women with major depression at risk of relapse during pregnancy
Contrary to a common belief that the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy provide a protective effect against depression, women with major depression who discontinue antidepressant medication during pregnancy are at risk of relapse.   view more (2006-02-01)

Research Breakthrough In Understanding Treatment-Resistant Depression
CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE CENTRE: DARTFORD UK A pioneering research study using brain imaging has yielded new clues to help sufferers from severe depression who do not respond to conventional treatment. Around 5 million people in the UK experience depression at any one time. Whilst a number of successful treatments, both pharmacological and... view more... (2003-10-01)

Depression As A Cause Of Stroke
Middle-aged men are over three times more likely to suffer a fatal stroke if they suffer from depression, according to latest research published in `Stroke`. The results are taken from an on-going study, funded by The Stroke Association, of 2,124 men aged between 49-64 years old, living in Caerphilly, South Wales. The men were studied for over 14... view more... (2002-01-10)

Students with depression twice as likely to drop out of college
College students with depression are twice as likely as their classmates to drop out of school, new research shows.    view more (2009-07-07)

Mom's mood, baby's sleep: what's the connection?
If there's one thing that everyone knows about newborn babies, it's that they don't sleep through the night, and neither do their parents.   view more (2008-09-02)

Restless nights put older adults at risk for depression recurrence
Nearly 60 percent of the nation's elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it's a lot of tossing and turning or outright bouts of insomnia. While for most people sleeplessness can be annoying at best or unhealthy at worst, for elderly individuals who have suffered from depression in the past, poor sleep may be the first sign that a new bout of... view more... (2008-09-30)

The Philippines may finally get a break from Tropical Depression Parma
The Philippines can't seem to get rid of what is now a deadly and annoying Tropical Depression Parma, but forecasters are now providing hope.   view more (2009-10-09)

Depression after heart disease ups risk of heart failure
Patients with heart disease who are subsequently diagnosed with depression are at greater risk for heart failure (HF), a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body, according to a new study published in the April 21, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.   view more (2009-04-14)

Depression predicts increases in inflammatory protein linked to heart disease
Which comes first, depression or inflammation? To help solve this long standing chicken and egg conundrum, researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis asked two critical questions. Does depression lead to elevated inflammatory proteins in the human body? Or does an... view more... (2009-10-06)

Depression in women with migraine linked to childhood abuse
Childhood abuse is more common in women with migraine who suffer depression than in women with migraine alone.   view more (2007-09-04)

Dangerous duo: Hostility plus depression elevates risk for heart disease
Researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, report that hostility and depression appear to act together in a complex way to elevate inflammatory proteins in the human body, possibly putting hostility plus depression on the list of risk factors for heart disease... view more... (2008-02-12)
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