The first deaf character in a popular children’s TV show is a milestone that sparked strong emotions for me, says deaf actor ...

The Holmes Council on Aging is now offering weekly American Sign Language classes for its seniors. The idea began after they ...

Fatherhood came as something of a shock to Mat Lewis-Carter. His partner, Chess, got pregnant unexpectedly and, despite the excitement, he struggled to adjust to the news. When his baby daughter ...

Late-onset depression may be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease (PD) or Lewy Body dementia (LBD), according to a December study published in General Psychiatry. The study examined data from the ...

Jayashri Kulkarni receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council as a Leadership Level 3 Investigator Grant, and has received clinical trials funding from pharmaceutical ...

A single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) had a rapid and sustained effect on depressive symptoms in a small trial. DMT – a fast-acting and extremely potent psychedelic found in ...

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Depression in older adults may sometimes signal the early stages of Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia. Researchers found that depression often appears years before diagnosis and remains ...

We often discuss depression and dementia separately, although scientists have long observed a connection between the two: People with depression appear to have a higher likelihood of developing ...

About a decade ago, many media outlets—including WIRED—zeroed in on a weird trend at the intersection of mental health, drug science, and Silicon Valley biohacking: microdosing, or the practice of ...

In a first, this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a brain stimulation device designed to treat depression at home. The approval of the first such device for home depression ...

People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds. The researchers from Mass General Brigham ...