A world-first study has shown that it is possible to determine who is likely to get depression in late-life based on a "genetic score." The longitudinal study of more than 12,000 people over 70 paves ...

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments.

Depression is thought to affect over 250 million people around the world. It is a condition that is difficult to treat because there is still a lot we don’t know about why it happens at the biological ...

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of ...

Feelings of persistent sadness, loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities, having trouble finding motivation and being fatigued – these are all common symptoms of depression, sometimes ...

A higher genetic burden for depression is linked to increased MS disease activity and disability worsening, as shown in a meta-analysis of four cohorts. The study used a polygenic score (PGS) to ...

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, affecting around 322 million people, yet it remains a complex and poorly understood condition. About 15 percent of the global ...

The research team analyzed polygenic scores for C-reactive protein, a key marker of inflammation, in 1059 European patients with major depressive disorder who received at least four weeks of ...