Drawing a Line From the Gut Microbiome to Inflammation and Depression January 21, 2025 Study provides explanation for one bacterium’s link to mental health
Toward More Personalized Depression Treatments November 1, 2024 How two HMS scientists hope to speed journey from diagnosis to recovery
Studies Deepen Understanding of LGBTQ Health Disparities September 13, 2024 Researchers point to solutions and opportunities for better health
Meet the Brain Cells that May Help Us Adapt to Changes in Day Length July 17, 2024 Study illuminates circadian rhythms, disorders with seasonal flare-ups
Gut Bacteria Produce Hormone Involved in Postpartum Depression May 24, 2024 Study demonstrates how gut microbes process steroids — using flatulence
Stress Triggers Anxiety-Prone Female Mice to Seek Starvation-Like State April 26, 2024 Findings could offer clues about underlying causes of anorexia
The Health and Economic Toll of Gun Violence in Youth November 6, 2023 Study details the physical, mental, and financial toll of gunshot injuries and deaths in children
Seizing the Chance to Stop a Suicide September 21, 2023 New Harvard-MGH center to provide clinicians with tools to identify, treat those most at risk
Half of World’s Population Will Experience a Mental Health Disorder July 31, 2023 Large-scale study sheds new light on major health problem
Second Year of Pandemic Saw Spike in Child Mental Health Visits to ED July 12, 2023 A surge in girls’ visits drove the trend, fueling longer waits for inpatient care
Disparities Linked to Differences in Brain Structures in U.S. Children February 1, 2023 Study highlights how structural racism may affect brain development and psychiatric disease in Black…
Daytime Eating and Mental Health September 12, 2022 Small new study looks at effects of nighttime eating on depression, mood