Imagine a routine blood draw at your annual physical that could warn you about depression before you ever feel it coming.

A new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test—by tracking how certain immune cells age.

Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern believe it may be possible to diagnose depression using a blood test. According to Eva Redei, a professor of psychiatry at the university ...

SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

New postpartum depression findings could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive treatment. New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia ...

Postpartum depression, a mental health condition affecting millions of new mothers, may soon be easier to diagnose and treat, thanks to a new blood test. Currently, postpartum depression is diagnosed ...

Like many first-time mothers, Lisette Lopez-Rose thought childbirth would usher in a time of joy. Instead, she had panic attacks as she imagined that something bad was going to happen to her baby, and ...

correctionA previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Dionysus Digital Health received a $6 billion grant from the Department of Defense. It received $6 million. Postpartum depression ...

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A blood draw takes about five minutes. Analyzing what it reveals about how quickly your immune cells are aging could, ...