Your gut plays a huge role in shaping and even determining your mental well-being. After all, your gut — and not your brain — ...

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.

Researchers have discovered new connections between the gut and brain that hold promise for more targeted treatments for ...

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue.

Over 8 million U.S. adults take antidepressants to treat mild to moderate depression, anxiety and, in some cases, chronic ...

Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this population.

Antidepressants are medications medical professionals use to treat mental health conditions, such as: depression anxiety mood disorders Antidepressants work by balancing chemicals in your brain ...

Results identify intestinal epithelial 5-HT as a new and potentially safer therapeutic target for mood regulation.

In a recent study, transcranial magnetic stimulation was found to be more effective than switching to a new medication for ...

While antidepressants are widely used to treat mood and anxiety disorders, only half of the patients will respond to antidepressant treatment and only one-third of patients experience a full ...