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A biological overview of the seasonal changes across mood disorders “The changes of the seasons are especially liable to beget diseases” — Hippocrates (5th century BC). Here we are, April has come and is already about to end. We are now in the middle of the spring and approaching summertime, to the delight of many. However, even if most of us are happy for the arrival of spring, this may be a very trying time for both our body and mind. Spring is a period of great changes, no

Identifying women at risk could protect them and their infants. Perhaps not everyone knows that depression during pregnancy is as common as, or possibly more common, than postnatal depression. Contrary to what is commonly thought, women are not “hormonally protected” from mental health difficulties during pregnancy. Indeed, up to 20% of women will experience depression or anxiety at some point while they are pregnant. The whole perinatal period, i.e., pregnancy, birth and the

An overview of the biological link between cancer and depression (and how to win the chess match against them both). There is a silent...

You may have never met one of us, but you will know someone who has been helped by one of us. The elderly mother of your best friend, who...

Neurones forming synaptic connection in the brain superimposed to the Milky Way: is our understanding of the mind and the brain equally...