Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in the world: according to WHO, more than 280 million people suffer from the disorder. The disease changes not only the mood, but it rebuilds the ...

In the 1930s, two long-term studies of depression found that depressed individuals had higher mortality rates from heart disease, but this relationship was not truly appreciated until the 1980s. Since ...

Depression in old age could be an early sign of serious brain disease, a new study says. Depression occurs more often and earlier in seniors who go on to develop Parkinson's disease or Lewy body ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with depression had significantly higher likelihood for worsening kidney disease. Adults with CKD stage 4 ...

According to researchers at Semmelweis University, not only inflammation, but also sleep disorders, depression, obesity, and ...

In sum, according to Dr. Sapolsky, depression is a biological disease just like diabetes. It is a disease that involves a genetic predisposition to have problems with the pleasure system and to have ...

—A new literature review examines the impact of depression—and the medications that are commonly prescribed to help treat it—on chronic liver disease outcomes. Candy Gulko, a freelance medical writer, ...

More than 7 million people in the United States live with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD). Some risk factors for ADRD, like genetics, can't be controlled, but others can be treated.