Adrienne O’Neil and Sophie Mahoney for Interview Melbourne: About 3.2 million Australians live with depression. At the same time, few Australians meet recommended dietary or exercise guidelines. How is one related to the other? Our world-first trial, published this week, shows improving diet and getting more exercise can work as well as psychotherapy for treating … Read more
Analysis of genetic data from the UK Biobank and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium has shown that people with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their bodies are less likely to develop major depressive disorder . The strongest association with a lower risk of depression was found for eicosapentaenoic acid, a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid. … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain About 3.2 million Australians live with depression. At the same time, few Australians meet recommended dietary or exercise guidelines. How is one related to the other? Our world-first trial, published this week, shows improving diet and getting more exercise can work as well as psychotherapy for treating low-grade depression. Previous studies … Read more
Consumers trying to buy popular weight loss drugs online without a prescription risk being scammed or getting unsafe products, a new study shows. About 42% of online pharmacies that sell semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity drug, Wegovy, are illegal, operating without a license and selling drugs without instructions, according to a study … Read more
IDue to the ongoing shortage of obesity and diabetes medications known as GLP-1s, patients have turned to multiple sources of medication, including medical centers and telehealth sites that offer a wide range of medications. of drugs. But a new paper published in JAMA Network Open highlights one of the most dangerous sources of over-the-counter drugs: … Read more