A well-designed 10-minute online exercise can spark small reductions in depression. That’s the key finding of my team’s paper, published in Nature Human Behaviour.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When depression gets the better of us, it tends to be extremely difficult to do anything at all, let a whole workout. However, ...

A large review adds weight to an old idea: movement can help ease depression. Here’s how to think about exercise as part of treatment and recovery.

There are many reasons to be a giving, charitable person. Giving to others helps us cement relationships, elicit gratitude, and connect communities. It can also make us feel happier and healthier, ...

There's the old saying of "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." But maybe it should be an orange. A new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital says eating ...

Depression feels weird compared to things like fear or anger, which help us survive by warning us of danger or pushing us into action. Instead, it slows us down, saps our energy, and makes us pull ...

People who have lupus — a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks healthy tissues and organs throughout the body — are also likely to experience clinical depression. Research shows ...

Mission Prep, a specialized adolescent mental health clinic with centers across California and Virginia, has released a report explaining gendered differences in how depression manifests in teenagers.

I would love to sit around a table with a group of you, preferably with coffee or wine, and ask, “How do you combat the blues?” We Elders are so good at sharing our physical challenges, but the ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world, affecting hundreds of millions of people. It can cause deep sadness, loss of interest in life, sleep problems, low energy, ...

Depression is characterized by a persistent low mood that can affect quality of life. If symptoms usually only occur in the winter months, it may be seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or major ...