The relationship between depression and obesity is complex and often cyclical, with each condition potentially exacerbating the other. Understanding this interplay is crucial, highlighting the need ...

Children who own a smartphone by age 12 are at higher risk of depression, obesity and lack of sleep, according to a new study published in the Pediatrics journal. Researchers compared kids who owned a ...

A total of 24.7% of patients screened positive for depression with a score of 3 or more using the PHQ-2 and were further screened with the PHQ-9. Of the patients who screened positive for depression, ...

When the 42-year-old patient came to see Yarickza Lopez, MSN, FNP-C, the 5-ft woman weighed 260 lb and had severe depression and anxiety, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, polycystic ovary ...

It’s the age-old debate — at what age should kids get a cellphone? The downsides of too much screen time are well-documented, with increased anxiety, eye strain and poor attention span among the chief ...

Depression is among the most prevalent and potentially serious mental health disorders, accounting for up to 800,000 suicides a year. The risk factors for depression have, therefore, undergone much ...

Seventy-three million Americans are obese —a startling statistic that becomes more than a number in our day-to-day clinical lives as we treat patients suffering from the sequelae of this epidemic: ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and collaborating institutions have discovered that alterations in the human gene TRPC5 cause obesity and postpartum depression.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and collaborating institutions have discovered that alterations in the human gene TRPC5 cause obesity and postpartum depression.

Prenatal depression and gestational diabetes in utero are linked to a higher risk for childhood obesity in a large, diverse cohort study.