Depression

New research suggests a possible link between serotonin activity in the brain and the worsening of tinnitus. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via DALEE

Serotonin may worsen tinnitus through a dedicated brain pathway

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Medical cannabis did not improve post-traumatic stress disorder. Illustration: depositphotos.com

"An extensive data analysis determines that there is insufficient evidence to support the claim that medical cannabis helps treat anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder."

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A new meta-analysis of 54 randomized trials has found that the widespread use of cannabinoids to treat mental and substance use disorders is rarely justified. Overall, there was insufficient randomized trial data to support
Flags of Israel and the European Union. Fruitful scientific cooperation. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Thirteen researchers from Israel have won the prestigious ERC Consolidator grants for 2025

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The ERC awarded 349 Consolidator grants this year, totaling €728 million. Israel stands out with 13 winners from Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University, the Hebrew University, the Technion, the Weizmann Institute and the University of Haifa –
Psilocybe cubensis grows worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions, including Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The mushroom prefers moist, fertile soils and contains the psychoactive substance psilocybin, which is currently being investigated as an active ingredient in the treatment of treatment-resistant depression. Credit: Felix Blei, Leibniz-HKI

Mushrooms evolved psychedelics twice – a rare case of convergent evolution

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An international study has found that two types of mushrooms have independently evolved different biochemical pathways for producing psilocybin – the psychoactive substance currently being studied as a treatment for drug-resistant depression.
Using CHATGPT for psychological help. Illustration: Dr. Roy Tsezana

How Chat-GPT is changing the face of emotional support

New research reveals how artificial intelligence can help mental health professionals, along with the benefits and challenges of using this advanced technology.
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A new method for therapeutic intervention to prevent suicide in teenagers

Researchers have discovered biological and psychological characteristics that increase the risk of suicidal behavior among teenagers and have developed an application that helps with mental coping
The mechanism of the connection between depression and anxiety and the male sex hormone, testosterone, was discovered. Courtesy of Prof. Shira Knafo

The circle of influence of testosterone

The mechanism of the connection between depression and anxiety and the male sex hormone, testosterone, was discovered
social anxiety. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Those suffering from social anxiety are prone to depression

Dr. Reot Tsbag, a graduate of the psychology department at Bar Ilan researches the relationship between social anxiety and depression as part of a post-doctorate at Yale University in the USA
An oligodendrocyte-type cell with many of its branches (in yellow) in a mouse brain section. Reacts to stress quite differently in males and females

Exposure to chronic stress activates different cells in the brains of females and males

From depression and anxiety to diabetes - health conditions resulting from chronic stress affect women and men differently. A new study in mice maps at the single-cell level molecular differences in the stress response in the brains of females
Microglial cells (in green) in the hippocampus region of the brain of an adult mouse, forming contact points with a new neuron (in red)

The biology of depression

Degeneration of the cells of the immune system in the brain may be the biological cause of depression, and there may be substances that can restore these cells - and be antidepressants
differences between the sexes. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Differences between the sexes - the worm version

Recently, Weizmann Institute of Science scientists compared neural networks of female and male worms, and discovered a molecular mechanism that may explain how differences between the sexes in neurological diseases in humans arise
Dr. Takashi Kawashima and Dr. Mio Nonke. Photo: Weizmann Institute Spokesperson

The fish will play before us

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A fun and beloved activity may replace expensive mental therapy or anti-depressants. Illustration: pixabay.com.

Depressed? Do what you like

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sleep. Illustration: shutterstock

Sleep on it!

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Insomnia. Photo: shutterstock

Israeli researchers have discovered a brain mechanism that is responsible for anxiety and hypersensitivity in people who do not sleep enough

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A person showing signs of depression. Illustration: shutterstock

Depression and anxiety predict a future increase in pain levels, but not the other way around

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depression. Illustration: shutterstock

A molecule that may enable the diagnosis and development of advanced and effective drugs for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders

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Medicines. Illustration: shutterstock

Small molecules, big hopes

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Prof. Raz Yeremiah. Photo: The Hebrew University

Researchers from the Hebrew University discovered that the degeneration of the cells of the immune system in the brain leads to the development of depression

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From the right: Sharina Shetrim, Prof. Rivka Polak, Itai Afudi, Prof. Sanford Sampson, Dr. Yaron Winik, Roi Yitzchak, Prof. Yehiel Zik, Dr. Eitan Elkhanani, Hadas Shatz-Azolai, Dr. Siglit Bora-Chalpon . resistance

Depression, diabetes and everything in between

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the different areas of the brain. From Wikipedia. Illustration: Anatomist90

Neuroscience - the pleasures of the brain / Morten L. Kringlebach and Kent C. Bridge

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Simulating the effect of drugs on the brain. Courtesy of Bioimage

Bioimage will present during Biomed Israel Week 2012 MRI technology that predicts the success of drug treatment in diseases that impair brain functions such as depression

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Alon Chen and his lab team. Photo: Weizmann Institute

Get out of the pressure

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Prof. Yonatan Rabinowitz from Bar-Ilan University is one of the leaders of an international project designed to lead to a breakthrough in the development of drugs for common mental illnesses

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Henry David Thoreau

Cheers to the probiotic yogurt of the future: bacteria enhance the ability to learn

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Social support protects adolescents from the harmful effect of a suicide attack

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Support adolescents and help them overcome the Qassams

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A brain mechanism has been discovered that will allow treatment of depression without side effects

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