A new review shows how stress rewires brain circuits, shaping anxiety and depression symptoms, opening precision treatment ...

Depression specifically impairs the ability to learn how to actively avoid unpleasant events, though it does not affect ...

Depression alters how people pursue rewards, but, conversely, whether depressive symptoms influence how people learn to avoid nonrewarding, unpleasant events is less clear.

Immune cells released from bone marrow in the skull in response to chronic stress and adversity could play a key role in ...

Researchers have shown that astrocytes in the lateral hypothalamus play a pivotal role in how stress shapes behavior, particularly after early-life adversity.

The anterior insular cortex (aIC) is an important brain region known to contribute to the regulation of emotions, the integration of bodily sensations, decision-making and some other functions. Past ...

The link between diet and depression is a critical area of research. It could lead to finding effective strategies to treat depression. A study found that mice who consumed a high-salt diet developed ...

Insomnia severity is associated with symptoms of fatigue, depression, and pain among women with breast cancer from medically ...