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depression

[dih-presh-uhn] / dɪˈprɛʃ ən /




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Postnatal depression: 'I felt like my brain was shutting down'

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"That gap matters, because changes in brain lipids are increasingly linked to conditions from depression to Alzheimer's disease."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Better sleep means better brain health and potentially lower risks of chronic disease and depression."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“It’s not immediately clear, for example, why someone with depression or anxiety necessarily has higher living costs.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Maybe it could be a depression, like you get.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Experts say bipolar II is even harder to diagnose because it involves more frequent depressions and the manic episodes are not as severe, which is why they are dubbed hypomania.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Wrinkle structures are small ridges and depressions that can form when microbial communities grow into mats across sandy sediment.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

She sees a nation that has endured wars, depressions and cultural upheavals, and she wonders what inner resources we must cultivate to endure what comes next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Nonsurgical options like dermal fillers or fat grafting can suffuse depressions to create a more centered appearance.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

He argued correctly that the craters are depressions rather than mounds.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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