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How Depression Is Linked to Diabetes During Pregnancy

September 24, 2016 SrijitaDepression, Diabetes, During, How, Is, Linked, Pregnancy?, to

Depression in early pregnancy more than doubles the risk of gestational diabetes, which, in turn, increases risk of postpartum depression six weeks after giving birth, says a study. Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes occurring only in pregnancy and, if untreated, may cause serious health problems for mother and infant. “Our data suggest that depression and gestational diabetes may occur together,” said study first author Stefanie Hinkle from US National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). “Until we learn more,…

Prenatal Exposure to Plastic Chemicals May Develop Depression in Boys

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Baby boys exposed to a common chemical used in plastics before delivery are more likely to develop symptoms of anxiety and depression at the age of 10-12, a new study has revealed. BPA (Bisphenol A) is a component of some plastics found in food containers, plastic water bottles, dental sealants and thermal receipt paper. In the body, BPA is a synthetic estrogen, one of the class of chemicals known as “endocrine disruptors.” The new study, published in the journal Environmental Research examined early life exposure to the chemical BPA. A…

Depression in Parents, Grandparents Bad For Kids

August 14, 2016 SrijitaBad, Depression, for, Grandparents, In, Kids, Parents

Children whose parents and grandparents are suffering from depression are at a higher risk of suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a study. The study published by the journal JAMA Psychiatry, Myrna M. Weissman, who is a researcher at the Columbia University, studied 251 grandchildren (average age 18), their biological parents and grandparents. While comparing two generations, the study suggested that grandchildren with depressed parents had twice the risk of MDD compared with non-depressed parents, as well as increased risk for disruptive disorder, substance dependence, suicidal ideation or…

Spend Time With Nature to Shun depression

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A 30-minute stroll inside the woods every week can help lessen depression and high blood strain even as enhancing intellectual fitness, a observe on the college of Queensland has located.The findings showed that individuals who made long visits to green areas had decrease rates of melancholy and high blood strain and those who visited greater regularly had extra social concord. The take a look at, posted in the magazine Nature clinical reports, examines the institutions among the duration, frequency and intensity of exposure to nature and fitness in an city…

Depression May Disrupt the Brain’s Emotion Processing Network

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Regions of the brain that normally work together to process emotion become decoupled in people who experience multiple episodes of depression, a study has found. The findings would help identify which patient would benefit from long term anti-depressant treatment to prevent the recurrence of depressive episodes. “Half of the people who have a first depressive episode will go on to have another within two years,” said study co-author, Scott Langenecker. Disruptions in the network of areas of the brain that are simultaneously active during problem-solving and emotional processing have…