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A Drug Already on Pharmacy Shelves May Clear the Mental Fog That Lingers After Depression

A June 2026 clinical trial found that prucalopride, an approved constipation drug, cleared brain fog in adults with a history of depression after one week of treatment. Here is what the research found.

Medical Daily · Jul 24

The Hidden Cost of Mental Health Stigma: Tracee Ellis Ross Calls Attention to a Common Struggle

Tracee Ellis Ross' Every Brilliant Thing confronts depression and suicide through powerful storytelling, reminding audiences why compassion and support matter.

Medical Daily · Jul 24

Can You Treat Depression by Chasing Joy? New Therapy Targets the Brain's Broken Reward System

A clinical trial found that Positive Affect Treatment may improve depression, anxiety and anhedonia by targeting the brain's reward system and rebuilding positive emotions.

Medical Daily · Jul 23

Nat-Gas Prices Weaken on Tropical Storm Risk

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26 ) on Monday closed down -0.051 (-1.75%). Nat-gas prices retreated on Monday and are just above last Thursday’s 2-month low. Prices are under pressure amid concern that a tropical depression will become Tropical Storm Bertha and disrupt liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on the...

Barchart · Jul 20

Tropical depression nearing US Gulf Coast set to become a tropical storm, forecasters say

A tropical depression is drifting erratically in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to gradually strengthen into a tropical storm that could threaten several states later this week

The Independent UK · Jul 20

Tropical Storm Bertha heads for land as Hurricane Fausto forms in eastern Pacific

Bertha could bring heavy rain on US Gulf coast, with its center located 110 miles south of Panama City, Florida

The Guardian - US · Jul 20

Teen Depression Often Looks Nothing Like Adult Depression, and Experts Say Parents Often Miss the Early Warning Signs

Teen depression often shows as irritability and withdrawal, not sadness. Here's what the AAP and clinical research say parents should watch for and when to act.

Medical Daily · Jul 20

Falling Down and Depression: The Stated Culprits Behind the Prolonged Absences in Both Congress and the Senate

Sen. Mitch McConnell's and Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s absences highlight the impact of falls, pneumonia, and depression and why early treatment and recovery matter.

Medical Daily · Jul 20

‘This is about the future’: At Parliament march, students who came without fear

They came from several states – students, some still in school, who had skipped classes or slipped away without telling their parents to be at Jantar Mantar on July 20. Many were teenagers. Some had lost a year to NEET preparation, some had watched siblings fall into depression after the…

Newslaundry · Jul 20

In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropower

Egypt has cancelled its century-old Qattara Depression canal project this year. This plan aimed to generate hydroelectric power by flooding a desert basin. Engineers proposed nuclear explosions to dig the canal, which was deemed too risky. The project was ultimately deemed not economically viable by officials. Cheaper solar and wind…

The Economic Times · Jul 20