One in six adults in England are taking antidepressants. That’s eight million people, yet remarkably even doctors don’t fully ...

Latest NHS statistics say 1,846,533 people aged 15-29 were prescribed antidepressants in 2023, compared with 1,404,138 in ...

LifeStance Health reports Xanax provides quick anxiety relief but is not suitable for long-term use; alternatives and therapy ...

Going on antidepressants can give many people their life back, but for some there is a catch. About 25% to 80% of people who ...

From Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s hand came branches and whorls, spines and webs. Now-famous drawings by the neuroanatomist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries showed, for the first time, the ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, instead suggesting it ...

For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue researchers have revealed a hidden culprit: fat. They found that brain ...

Researchers have discovered that the ability to have an erection or to orgasm is related to the levels of serotonin in the brain, but this relation ...

Antidepressants can be an effective treatment for depression in many cases. Here's how to know if they might work for you.

It's the second most prescribed antidepressant in America, with nearly nine million users. But patients are warning about the ...

Neuroinflammation is linked to a host of detrimental brain disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. A collaborative research team from Houston Methodist and Rice University has ...