A study just released by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Peking University School of Public Health provides some of the first, large-scale evidence that processes of biological aging may ...

Blood tests measuring the aging of certain white blood cells can predict cognitive and mood-related symptoms of depression, rather than physical symptoms. These findings, published in The Journals of ...

Feelings like hopelessness and loss of pleasure may leave traces in the immune system that standard depression screening cannot yet see. A new study of 440 women found that a blood-based measure of ...

WASHINGTON — In studies that examine the depressed brain, researchers were able to identify specific genes, molecules, brain regions, and cognitive features that are associated with the disorder. The ...

While there is known to be an association between inflammation and depression, it is not known if there is cause and effect. Now, the power of the UK Biobank has been brought to bear to show that when ...

Using a novel lab method they developed, McGill University researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also predicted ...

Figure 1. Estimated mean 10-item center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CESD-10) scores at each study timepoint for participants with low (-1 SD) and high (+1 SD) epigenetic age as ...

Newly discovered biological changes in mothers who suffer postpartum depression may help explain the condition, yield long-sought treatments and let doctors identify those at risk even before their ...