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Depression leaves its imprint on the brain

In the biggest neurological study of its kind, scientists used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)—an imaging technique that lets them study the brain’s neurons and measure the synapses that pass through the nerve cells—over a period of time in people with and without depression.

05 October 2024, 02:50 IST

Depression leaves its imprint on the brain

Depression leaves its imprint on the brain

Depression leaves its imprint on the brain

05 October 2024, 02:50 IST

Odisha: Deep depression makes landfall near Puri, rescue teams on standby

A deep depression is a more intense stage of a low-pressure system and typically precedes the formation of a cyclonic storm, the IMD said.

09 September 2024, 13:24 IST

Odisha: Deep depression makes landfall near Puri, rescue teams on standby

Odisha: Deep depression makes landfall near Puri, rescue teams on standby

Odisha: Deep depression makes landfall near Puri, rescue teams on standby

09 September 2024, 13:24 IST

You can pull yourself out of hole like I did: Uthappa offers hope after Thorpe's untimely death

Speaking on his Youtube channel, Uthappa recalled the darkest days of his life between 2009 and 2011 when he contemplated suicide.

20 August 2024, 16:28 IST

You can pull yourself out of hole like I did: Uthappa offers hope after Thorpe's untimely death

You can pull yourself out of hole like I did: Uthappa offers hope after Thorpe's untimely death

You can pull yourself out of hole like I did: Uthappa offers hope after Thorpe's untimely death

20 August 2024, 16:28 IST

Matthew Perry’s death shines a harsh light on ketamine treatment

Within the six months before his death, the report said, Perry had begun seeing a new doctor who determined that further treatments were not necessary because he was deemed to be 'in a good mood' and 'his depression was fine'.

20 August 2024, 03:27 IST

Matthew Perry’s death shines a harsh light on ketamine treatment

Matthew Perry’s death shines a harsh light on ketamine treatment

Matthew Perry’s death shines a harsh light on ketamine treatment

20 August 2024, 03:27 IST

Teen with 'mental state of 5-year-old' tricked into getting breast implant by China beauty clinic

He had availed a loan of 30,000 yuan ($4,000) and then an additional 7,000 yuan over two years to pay for the surgery.

13 August 2024, 06:44 IST

Teen with 'mental state of 5-year-old' tricked into getting breast implant by China beauty clinic

Teen with 'mental state of 5-year-old' tricked into getting breast implant by China beauty clinic

Teen with 'mental state of 5-year-old' tricked into getting breast implant by China beauty clinic

13 August 2024, 06:44 IST

Study uses music to trigger responses in brains of patients resistant to depression treatment

According to previous studies, these patients have been observed to have brain processes biased to respond more easily to sad faces, compared to happy faces.

11 August 2024, 06:45 IST

Study uses music to trigger responses in brains of patients resistant to depression treatment

Study uses music to trigger responses in brains of patients resistant to depression treatment

Study uses music to trigger responses in brains of patients resistant to depression treatment

11 August 2024, 06:45 IST

Food and exercise can treat depression as well as a psychologist

Over eight weeks, those scores showed symptoms of depression reduced for participants in the lifestyle program (42 per cent) and the psychotherapy program (37 per cent). That difference was not statistically or clinically meaningful so we could conclude both treatments were as good as each other.

04 August 2024, 06:49 IST

Food and exercise can treat depression as well as a psychologist, a study found. And it’s cheaper

Food and exercise can treat depression as well as a psychologist, a study found. And it’s cheaper

Food and exercise can treat depression as well as a psychologist

04 August 2024, 06:49 IST

Meditation can be harmful – and can even make mental health problems worse

The first recorded evidence for this, found in India, is over 1,500 years old. The Dharmatrāta Meditation Scripture, written by a community of Buddhists, describes various practices and includes reports of symptoms of depression and anxiety that can occur after meditation. It also details cognitive anomalies associated with episodes of psychosis, dissociation and depersonalisation.

21 July 2024, 09:43 IST

Meditation can be harmful – and can even make mental health problems worse

Meditation can be harmful – and can even make mental health problems worse

Meditation can be harmful – and can even make mental health problems worse

21 July 2024, 09:43 IST

Bitter (truth) pills

There are ‘friendly’ pharmacists in every city in India where one can obtain prescription drugs for depression without a prescription.

20 July 2024, 21:31 IST

Bitter (truth) pills

Bitter (truth) pills

Bitter (truth) pills

20 July 2024, 21:31 IST

Moving in childhood contributes to depression: Study

The risk of moving frequently in childhood was significantly greater than the risk of living in a poor neighborhood.

18 July 2024, 09:33 IST

Moving in childhood contributes to depression: Study

Moving in childhood contributes to depression: Study

Moving in childhood contributes to depression: Study

18 July 2024, 09:33 IST