New Insights on the Role of Brain Activity in Depression

New real-world studies show Vraylar boosts depression relief, functioning, and quality of life in MDD and bipolar I patients beyond clinical trials.

How tuning body signals with closed-loop sound and chill tech may ease dissociation and anhedonia, offering drug-free add-ons to therapy.

Phase 2 MOONLIGHT-1 shows JNJ-5120/PIPE-307 misses day‑5 MADRS improvement in MDD, yet remains well tolerated as J&J reviews next steps.

Experts dissect 10 common antidepressant myths, separating evidence from fear on efficacy, addiction, suicide risk, withdrawal, and safe tapering.

Health Canada has authorized a 200-participant phase 2 trial testing a single psilocybin dose for major depressive disorder, with dosing set to begin in 2027.

Phase 1 driving simulation finds bedtime GlyphAllo for major depressive disorder shows no next-morning driving impairment, while advancing allopregnanolone-based oral treatment development.

Pramipexole was associated with improvement in anhedonia and apathy, and with increased physical activity in patients with mood disorders, in a placebo-controlled trial that measured both behavioral and neurophysiologic change.

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