Most of us have felt sad or low at some point in our adult lives but have learned coping strategies that have kept us from becoming overwhelmed by these feelings. Some of us, however, have reached an ...

Women make up half the world's population yet are the focus of relatively little research, leading to deficits in their ...

The proverbial “sugar high” that follows the ingestion of a sweet treat is a familiar example of the potentially positive effects of food on mood. On the flip side, feeling “hangry” — the phenomenon ...

Nearly one in eight people in the world lives with a mental disorder, and one person dies by suicide every 43 seconds.

Circadian rhythms are endogenous, near-24-hour cycles that coordinate physiological and behavioural processes, most notably the sleep–wake cycle, hormone secretion and core body temperature. Central ...

Autoimmune diseases, especially in women, are associated with nearly a two-fold increased risk for affective disorders, new research showed. An analysis of 1.5 million adults showed that the lifetime ...

The kynurenine pathway is the principal route of tryptophan catabolism, generating metabolites that exert divergent effects on neural function and immune regulation. In depression and related mood ...

Depression and anxiety are common among people with multiple sclerosis. Learn more about symptoms and treatment, plus the role of inflammation.

Cannabis sativa, the marijuana plant, contains hundreds of psychoactive substances whose effects vary widely. The two main psychoactive cannabis compounds (cannabinoids) are ...

Premenstrual disorders and psychiatric conditions often seem to flock together, and researchers now have data to make a case for it. A large Swedish study involving over 3 million women revealed a ...

Postpartum depression is a potentially dangerous condition that can fill a typically joyous time with despair. The mood ...

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