Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating condition that affects more than 246 million people worldwide, yet scientists have struggled to identify consistent brain markers that could improve ...

Researchers found that 8.3% of US adults had at least one major depressive episode. In adolescents, the rate was 20.1%, with 29.2% of female adolescents reporting a major depressive episode. Major ...

Patients with depressive symptoms and asthma had elevated levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in association ...

A new comprehensive analysis has revealed that major depressive disorder alters both the physical architecture and the ...

In the previous post, readers were reacquainted with the basics of major depressive disorder (MDD). Today, we will start looking at the subtypes, beginning with major depression with psychotic ...

A new medical large language model (LLM) achieved over 91% accuracy in identifying female participants diagnosed with major depressive disorder after analyzing a short WhatsApp audio recording where ...

Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded to first-line antidepressants, may benefit from short-term nitrous oxide treatment, a major meta-analysis led by the ...