11 July 2023
Taking small amounts of the psychedelic substance LSD led to people sleeping for longer than when they took a placebo, but why this benefit only occurred the night after they microdosed is unclear
10 May 2023
The neat picture we once had about the causes of mental illness has turned out to be wrong, but we are building an understanding of a new single underlying factor
23 January 2023
Escitalopram, a commonly prescribed antidepressant, reduced people's sensitivity to rewarding experiences in a small trial
18 January 2023
Depression is much more complicated than we thought, but new ideas about its biological causes have already led to promising treatments
18 January 2023
By upending the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is behind depression, we are starting to understand some of its mysteries and develop better treatments
2 November 2022
Multiple factors can contribute to different mental health conditions, but in the largest study of its kind, researchers suggest limited light exposure during the day or high levels of exposure at night may be involved
4 July 2022
Electrodes implanted in the brain were known to release impulses that may "normalise" overactive connections within a specific circuit of the organ, but researchers were previously unsure whether the treatment offered long-term relief from severe depression
28 April 2022
Researchers have identified a signal in the brain that may suppress unwanted memories, which could lead to treatments for OCD, anxiety and depression
10 November 2021
Promising results from a psilocybin trial suggest that psychedelic therapies for depression could help some – but not all – people who don't respond to conventional antidepressants
30 September 2021
People who stop taking antidepressants have a higher chance of relapsing into depression than those who continue using the medicines – but the difference isn't large
