The team conducted an experiment called “depression model,” in which researchers measure the time it takes for mice placed under stress to give up escaping from the situation. Mice that are ...

The next Alzheimer’s treatment could come from an unexpected place. In new research released this week, scientists have found ...

This reduction in vagus nerve activity was associated with increased anxiety and depression-like behaviours in the mice. Importantly, these behaviours could be reversed by stimulating the vagus ...

The global burden of anxiety- and depression-related disorders is on the rise. While multiple drugs have been developed to ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified neurons that are essential for mice to engage in social interactions ...

A study on mice found that adding omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to their diets effectively counteracts depressive and anxiety-like behaviors induced by stress. Not only did the ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide and unfortunately no treatment without side effects is available. Previous reports have found unbalanced glutamate-glutamine ...

Antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs have been the first line of treatment for mood disorders and anxiety for the last three decades. These medicines mainly ...

Reflecting a period of economic devastation in the United States, Of Mice and Men demonstrates the damaging effects of the Great Depression upon ordinary working men.