A new study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science offers a nuanced look at how genetic risk for ...

The idea that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain is more than half a century old. The reality is more complex.

Researchers identified a synaptic gene network pattern in women who experienced childhood abuse that is linked to higher ...

No single ‘depression gene’ has been found but large studies have identified over 100 genetic risk markers on chromosomes ...

Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Involving five million participants, the world’s largest and most diverse genetic study into depression revealed nearly 300 ...

Major depression is not only a crisis of mood, it is also a crisis of biology that reshapes the brain itself. As genetic ...

Major depressive disorder is a common mental illness, impacting 19 million American teens and adults. It is a psychiatric disorder that causes feelings of sadness, emptiness or hopelessness and a loss ...

Genes play a role in our likelihood of developing depression, and one of the most extensive studies of its kind has now been able to link 293 previously unknown genetic variations to the devastating ...

Scientists have identified a pattern of gene activity present in some female survivors of childhood abuse that is associated with an elevated risk of depression. We know childhood abuse increases the ...

New genetic risk factors for depression have been identified across all major global populations for the first time, allowing scientists to predict risk of depression regardless of ethnicity. The ...