Recent research indicates that bodily inflammation may disrupt the brain’s ability to process rewards and risks in American Indian adults who have experienced depression. The study found that higher ...

The common coexistence of multiple sclerosis (MS) and depression may be explained in part by MS lesions occurring along a specific "depression circuit" in the brain, new research suggests. In an ...

Researchers have identified a new neural circuit in the brain which produces a strong sense of discomfort when activated. The discovery also allows them to show for the first time that the subthalamic ...

A number of small studies claim that art therapy reduces depression through helping people with mood disorders resolve emotional problems and release repressed feelings. But maybe that is not really ...

A new brain connection can explain how early-life stress and adversity trigger disrupted operation of the brain's reward circuit, offering a new therapeutic target for treating mental illness.

Depression and anxiety may heighten cardiovascular disease risk through chronic stress pathways in the brain and body.