The study marks an important step towards improving healthcare for people assigned female at birth. Current plans for future research include examining every possible avenue this depression could stem ...

Their names are unknown but their pain is nonetheless evident. A user on Reddit, a social-media site, was “fairly close to being just another young man that killed himself because of depression”. On ...

We're often told how the foods we eat, the amount of exercise we do, and even the quality of our sleep, can all impact our mood and mental health. But have you ever considered the role that ...

More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, ...

Menopause and Depression: What’s the Link? Hormonal changes during your menstrual cycle can be linked to an increased risk for depression. That includes the hormone fluctuations of perimenopause, ...

For decades, estrogen was discussed primarily as a “sex hormone.” After all, it does play a crucial role in reproductive health. Yet starting in the 1980s, the conversation shifted when emerging ...