“People diagnosed with depression experienced a 51% average reduction in symptoms, leading to clinically significant improvements in mood and overall well-being, the researchers report. Participants with generalized anxiety reported an average reduction in symptoms of 31%, with many shifting from […]
This is a bit of a dense writing flush with scientific names and terms, but its short. There’s growing evidence that a gut microbe has a causal role in major depressive disorder. ~ learn more
Plenty of weaknesses in the study design but if you like the conclusion just go ahead and believe it! “A high intake of both fruit and vegetables was associated with lower depressive symptoms over time compared to a low intake. […]
This study was published in Nature Medicine and funded by Flow Neuroscience, a company that makes a $500 brain stimulation headset. It, “aimed to prove the efficacy of a non-invasive technology called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). A weak current […]
This article says it’ll be the world’s first country to allow it. ~ learn more
“Lee was part of a small group — many of them retired athletes — who’d traveled to Jamaica in March 2022 for a retreat costing as much as $5,500. They each had come to the Good Hope Estate, a sugar […]
“In this phase 2 trial involving participants with treatment-resistant depression, psilocybin at a single dose of 25 mg, but not 10 mg, reduced depression scores significantly more than a 1-mg dose over a period of 3 weeks but was associated […]
This modified version of transcranial magnetic stimulation had a success rate of 78% vs 30%, and takes 5 days vs 6 weeks. | learn more
“A small device implanted in the brain of a patient with severe, treatment-resistant depression was trained to issue electrical pulses to areas of the brain linked to the condition. The effects of the neurostimulation kicked in almost immediately, according to […]
“Nushama is a medically supervised psychedelic wellness center that provides intravenous (IV) ketamine for an ego-dissolving psychedelic experience. The center says Ketamine Psychedelic Therapy (KPT) can provide sustained relief from depression, anxiety, chronic pain, addiction and trauma-induced mood disorders.” | learn more