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Can this DNA test find the right depression medication for you?

Erin Brodwin | 
Using DNA testing to determine how well a given depression medication will work with a patient's genetic makeup is becoming ...
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Tragic tradeoff: How depression evaded evolution

Emma Betuel | 
Depression is an evolutionary conundrum. On the one hand, it’s the leading cause of disability worldwide; on the other, the ...
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Simple urine test for anxiety, depression around the corner

Alex Berezow | 
Depression and anxiety are not always easy to detect. … Besides being time consuming and inconvenient, diagnostic criteria are rather ...
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Genetic tests are used to determine antidepressant efficacy – but science might not back up claims

Rebecca Robbins | 
It can be notoriously difficult for psychiatrists and patients to determine which antidepressant might be most effective, or which might cause side ...
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Hope and hype: What ketamine can and can’t do for depression

Megan Thielking | 
Starting with just one office 19 months ago, [Kalypso Wellness Center] has expanded rapidly to meet surging patient demand for ...
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Depression ‘three times as common’ among adults with autism

Hannah Furfaro | 
Depression is more than three times as common among adults with autism as it is in the general population, according ...
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‘Fight or flight’: Body’s natural stress response linked to depression, diabetes and heart disease

[Our] so-called “fight-or-flight” response served our ancestors well, but its continual activation in our modern-day lives comes with a cost ...
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Pregnancy and depression: Do antidepressants increase risk of autism?

Jessica Wright | 
Among the many things a woman is supposed to avoid when pregnant are antidepressants, particularly a subtype of the drugs ...
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Why is ‘party drug’ ketamine such a powerful treatment for depression?

Ed Cara | 
In recent years, the party drug and anesthetic ketamine has been embraced as a rapidly-acting, if still off-label, medication for ...
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FDA releases guidelines to fast-track new generation of fast-acting antidepressants

Megan Thielking | 
As companies race to develop fast-acting antidepressants, they are grappling with how to design clinical trials for a type of ...
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When antidepressants fail: Are we looking at a new kind of depression?

Kristen Hovet | 
Depression is one of the most frequently diagnosed mental illnesses, with an estimated 15 percent of the global adult population ...
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Mood disorders more common in children of first-cousin parents, study finds

Ricki Lewis | 
Having parents who are first cousins doubles the risk of inheriting a single-gene condition, from 2.5 percent to about 5 ...
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Postpartum depression: It impacts dads, too

Darby Saxbe | 
Postpartum depression affects fathers, too. Men experience lower testosterone levels throughout pregnancy and paternal care, increasing the chance of depression ...
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Yoga may be good for your mind, body–but what about your genes?

Kristen Hovet | 
Research suggests that yoga, and similar mindfullness-focused activities, may foster genetic changes that help people cope with stress and avoid ...
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Genetic therapies won’t solve depression anytime soon

Ben Locwin | 
Can a better understanding of the genetics of depression lead us to safer, more effective treatments for the disease? ...
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New drug approved for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, as mystery disease causes come into focus

Ben Locwin | 
Viruses and our human genes tend to co-mingle and cause structural and functional changes--is that what's causing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? ...
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University of Pennsylvania’s Ashley Winslow uses crowdsourcing to hunt down genetics of depression

Ashley Winslow, Kiona Elliott | 
University of Pennsylvania's Ashley Winslow talks clinical depression, using crowdsourcing to find genetic markers ...
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Is crowdsourcing key to finding cures for genetic-based diseases like depression?

Meredith Knight | 
Fifteen gene loci are linked to depression using 23andMe user data in the most comprehensive study of the disease yet ...
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Mental illness: Genes form underlying basis, but the environment dictates who actually becomes ill

David Warmflash | 
Figuring out the relative contributions of genetics to mental illness could go a long way to devising counseling, screening and ...
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Genetics of depression: Could a test have prevented the Germanwings catastrophe?

Arvind Suresh | 
Major depression affects an estimated 10 percent of the population and often runs in families. Could a genetic test could ...
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