Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grey skies all year round? Many people only have their first bout of depression in old age - and some even unconsciously. Sina ...

Depression goes undiagnosed when symptoms are mistaken for age-related physical illnesses. We need to treat mental health issues earlier in life.It is perhaps the last place you would expect to find a ...

A world-first study has shown that it is possible to determine who is likely to get depression in late-life based on a "genetic score." The longitudinal study of more than 12,000 people over 70 paves ...

Shorter leukocyte telomeres were linked to higher risks of age-related brain diseases like dementia. The composite risk of dementia, stroke, and late-life depression was higher in people with the ...

A significant portion of patients with late-life mood disorders were positive for tau and amyloid accumulation in their brains, suggesting these conditions could be early warning signs for ...

Depression and bipolar disorder of late onset may represent more than just mental health conditions. Growing evidence suggests these late-life mood disorders (LLMDs) could be not merely risk factors, ...

It’s often emphasized that a healthier lifestyle can lead to a longer life, but a recent study of participants from the UK Biobank showed that healthy lifestyle behaviors may help reduce the risk for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large Danish study finds depression can appear up to eight years before Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...