Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern believe it may be possible to diagnose depression using a blood test. According to Eva Redei, a professor of psychiatry at the university ...

A brief, 3-question version of the widely used Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) may provide a faster, yet still accurate, way for physicians to screen for depression, new research suggests. In a ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 3, 2025 – Myriad Genetics, Inc., (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in molecular diagnostic testing and precision medicine, today announced the publication of a new meta-analysis of six ...

Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10 to 20 percent of birthing parents globally with debilitating effects, including depression, severe mood swings, withdrawal from family and friends, and an ...

New postpartum depression findings could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive treatment. New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia ...

A new genetic and clinical analysis suggests that atypical depression represents a distinct biological subtype of the ...

Feeling persistently sad, exhausted, or hopeless doesn’t always mean you’re dealing with clinical depression. Several medical conditions create nearly identical symptoms that can fool both patients ...

Depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) share similar symptoms, but depression can occur at any time of the year, while SAD follows a recurring seasonal pattern. For a SAD diagnosis, a person ...