A new Yale study suggests that a gene may control depression. The research “linked the activation of a gene (MKP-1), which inhibits an important neural signaling pathway, to the biological mechanism that drives depression.” The study found that the activation or deactivation of the gene determined how rodents would react to stress. When “researchers exposed rats [...]
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Happiness = Choooice!
The results of an extremely interesting study were published recently. The basic gist of it was that “happiness comes from individual choices about how you live, rather than genetic or childhood influences.” It was a 25 year psychological study, involving more than 60,000 people, that has “contradicted previous theories that long term happiness mainly depends [...]
Does depression have the woods on Tiger?
Generally in everyday life, any above par performance is considerd a good thing. Unfortunately this scenario does not apply to the world’s best golfer – on or off the course. Share and Enjoy:
Why do we experience Depression?
Why do we experience depression? The sixty-four thousand dollar question. If you Google search ‘what causes depression’, approximately 28 million search results become available. Who’s got the time and energy to trawl through all that information, especially if you’re already depressed or you’re anxious about helping a loved one or a friend who is struggling with depression. In [...]


