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Depression

In this Aug. 3, 2007, file photo, psilocybin mushrooms are seen in a grow room at the Procare farm in Hazerswoude, central Netherlands. 

Study: ‘Magic’ mushrooms show promise for treating severe depression

Medicine

A new British study out on Wednesday shows that psilocybin — the substance found in hallucinogenic mushrooms — can help treat people with severe depression. But science writer Dana Smith cautions that psychedelic mushrooms are “not going to be a cure-all.”

Depression

The whole world is getting more depressed

Lifestyle
A pregnant woman with a painted stomach participates in the 15th annual Santa Speedo Run through the streets of the Back Bay in Boston.

Doctor says pregnant women should have long been screened for depression

Health
The World

‘My life in a nutshell is thoughts about sex every 9 seconds and being depressed every 12 seconds’

Arts
Students from a high school cheer for their seniors in front of a college entrance examination hall before the exam begins in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea falls silent for college entrance exams — but students still feel the pressure

Education

Doctor suggests social media may be cause of a viral twitching disorder

Health & Medicine

Doctors treating the case of nearly 20 teenagers with a bizarre outbreak of a twitching disorder in upstate New York say that the symptoms may be spreading through social media. However, some doctors are offering a different explanation of the cause of the illness–an autoimmune disorder called PANDAS.

Form of chronic, mild depresson often goes untreated

Health & Medicine

If you’re feeling gloomy, moody and have low energy, you could have the chronic, mild depression called dysthymia.

The World

Health Note

Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports on a study about how mild depression among the elderly can affect their immune system.

The World

Health Note

Living on Earth’s Maggie Villiger reports a study that suggests eating fish may help reduce the risk of depression.

The World

Depression-era job tips from a grandpa

Business, Economics and Jobs

According to Newsweek, recent high school and college graduates aren’t asking their parents for vocational and financial advice. Instead, they’re turning to their depression-era grandparents, who survived an unemployment rate of 25 percent.