Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern believe it may be possible to diagnose depression using a blood test. According to Eva Redei, a professor of psychiatry at the university ...

(Andrew Brookes/Getty Images) Depression is thought to affect nearly 6 percent of adults, but diagnosing it can be tricky: ...

Blood tests that measure how certain immune cells age may help detect signs of depression linked to mood and thinking problems in people with and without HIV, improving early diagnosis and treatment.

A woman walks into a clinic for a routine blood draw. Weeks later, a lab report flags something unexpected: the immune cells ...

Like many first-time mothers, Lisette Lopez-Rose thought childbirth would usher in a time of joy. Instead, she had panic attacks as she imagined that something bad was going to happen to her baby, and ...

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A new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test—by tracking how certain immune cells age. Researchers found that accelerated aging in monocytes, a type of white ...

Blood tests measuring the aging of certain white blood cells can predict cognitive and mood-related symptoms of depression, rather than physical symptoms. Depression is diagnosed based on ...

New postpartum depression findings could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive treatment. New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia ...

correctionA previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Dionysus Digital Health received a $6 billion grant from the Department of Defense. It received $6 million. Postpartum depression ...