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Cerebrum Podcast #18: Neuroimaging Advances for Depression

Helen S. Mayberg talks about neuroimaging for depression nd her recent move to become the founding director of The Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics at Mt. Sinai.
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Neuroimaging Advances for Depression

While neuroimaging for depression have made strides in recent years, no findings have been sufficiently replicated or considered significant enough to warrant application in clinical settings. Our authors tell us what the future may bring.
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Gut Feelings on Parkinson’s and Depression

Sometimes referred to as the “second genome” or the “second brain,” scientists now believe that the microbiota, the collective bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microorganisms that live in the digestive tract, may be a way to treat any number of disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and depression.
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Hormonal Contraception Linked to Increased Risk of Depression

A longitudinal study in Denmark shows many young women who were prescribed hormonal treatments were also prescribed first treatments for depression soon after.

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Brain Stimulation + Imaging Pack Dual Punch to Treat, Unravel Depression Circuitry

Q&A with Amit Etkin, M.D., Ph.D.

Dana Grantee Amit Etkin's lab is investigating the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in combination with whole-brain EEG and functional MRI (fMRI) to treat depression and to help unravel its underlying brain circuitry.
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Depression, the Placebo Effect, and the Brain

People who react strongly to placebos also react strongly to antidepressants, and vice versa, according to new research. Splitting clinical trials by reactor/nonreactor might help researchers better test a potential drug’s effectiveness.
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Depression: Treatment Beyond Medication

The American College of Physicians new clinical practice guidelines suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an equally viable choice to treat adults with depression.
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The Search for the Signature of Depression

Using longitudinal studies of families and brain imaging of children, researchers find potential biomarkers of risk.
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Inflammation Dampens Reward Circuits in Depression

Growing evidence of a link between inflammation and mood suggests new pathways to possible treatments.
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Holiday Blues: Getting the Facts, Forgetting the Myth

Statistics refute a common myth that suicides increase during the winter holidays, but that doesn’t mean that holiday depression or sadness isn’t real for some people. Experts weigh in on what factors may contribute to these “holiday blues” and offer ways to cope with stress.
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