The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved zuranolone (Zurzuvae, Biogen) for treating moderate-to-severe postnatal depression (PND) in adults following childbirth.

Different types of depression affect the body in different ways. Atypical, energy-related depression raises the risk of diabetes, while melancholic depression increases the likelihood of heart disease ...

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 ...

It has long been known that depression is more common in women, but the biological causes remain something of a mystery - Copyright AFP BASHAR TALEB It has long been ...

Important genetic differences in how females and males experience depression have been revealed for the first time in findings that could pave the way for more targeted intervention and treatments.