Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human ...

Depression is a mental illness that can make everyday tasks feel difficult. But health professionals can offer many tools to help keep symptoms at bay. Depression, also referred to as major depressive ...

Immediately following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to assess the “threat” posed to children by the prescription of ...

January 18, 2010 — Individuals with treatment-resistant depression tend to have the G/G genotype associated with higher levels of 5-HT 1A autoreceptors, and turning off some of those autoreceptors ...

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) were introduced in 1987 with the release of Prozac, and since then have become the most common type of antidepressant used by Americans. According to ...

This is the first installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, has increased among college ...

Researchers hope their findings help doctors prescribe antidepressants "that are better adapted for patients with dementia." ...

Switching from an SSRI to an SNRI typically involves gradually tapering off the SSRI under a doctor’s guidance and starting the SNRI at a low dose. Switching from a selective serotonin reuptake ...