depression
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Postnatal depression: 'I felt like my brain was shutting down'
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A major battle in northern Ukraine helped distract him from a deepening depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Scientists can use it to investigate how disruptions in lipid distribution might contribute to brain development, aging, and disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and depression.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
What do you hope to accomplish by writing about depression?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The glass bowl shattered along the circular depression in its middle, leaving me with a jagged sickle of a shard.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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
Market corrections, recessions, depressions, pandemics and human folly, along with investing in individual stocks despite the standard advice to diversify your holdings, can all take a toll on retirement savings.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Wars, diseases, revolutions, depressions, bankruptcies, financial crises and natural disasters all swept through history and wiped out wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Nonsurgical options like dermal fillers or fat grafting can suffuse depressions to create a more centered appearance.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
In May, there was no water in San Francisquito Creek, just a few spots where puddles had been trapped in some of the deeper depressions of the bed.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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