Introduction: There has long been an interest in the effects of diet on mental health, and the
interaction of the two with stress; however, the nature of these relationships is not well …

Major depression, with its strikingly high prevalence, is the most common cause of disability
in communities of Western type, according to data of the World Health Organization. Stress …

While stressful life events are an important cause of psychopathology, most individuals
exposed to adversity maintain normal psychological functioning. The molecular mechanisms …

The bioactive peptides galanin, spexin and kisspeptin have a common ancestral origin and
their pathophysiological roles are increasingly the subject of investigation. Evidence …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common complex disorder with a partly genetic
etiology. We conducted a genome-wide association study of the MDD2000+ sample (2431 …

BACKGROUND: Previous work has shown that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
and its receptor, tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB), are involved in appetitive behavior. Here …

Literature is reviewed demonstrating the impact of maternal depression on early infant
interactions and development. Infants of depressed mothers (a) develop a depressed mood …

One hundred sixty‐six women were classified as experiencing high or low anxiety during the
second trimester of pregnancy. The high anxiety women also had high scores on depression …

In recent years, studies have advocated neuropeptide systems as modulators for the
behavioral states found in mood disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders …

Neuropeptides are auxiliary messenger molecules that always co-exist in nerve cells with
one or more small molecule (classic) neurotransmitters. Neuropeptides act both as …