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The Relationship Between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and the Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes of Depressive Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is significantly associated with both the presence of depressive disorder and in…

Harvard review of psychiat…Read More →
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Exploring Inflammatory-related Hub Genes as Therapeutic Targets in Major Depressive Disorder: Implications for Immunological Pathways.

Seven inflammatory hub genes (HMGB1, HSP90AB1, MAPK1, MMP9, MYD88, S100A12, TLR2) were identified as central players lin…

Iranian journal of allergy…Read More →
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Basic and clinical research on acupuncture for post-stroke depression: A narrative review.

Acupuncture demonstrates therapeutic potential for post-stroke depression through multiple mechanisms including neurotra…

World journal of methodolo…Read More →
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[Clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture therapy combined with transcranial direct current stimulation on post-stroke depression and the influence on the levels of autophagy-related proteins].

Abdominal acupuncture combined with transcranial direct current stimulation achieved 91.1% effectiveness in treating pos…

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chines…Read More →
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[Effect of Tongdu Tiaoshen acupuncture on hippocampal neuronal synaptic remodeling in rats with post-stroke depression based on the CCL2-CCR2 pathway].

Tongdu Tiaoshen acupuncture improved neurological function and depressive behaviors in post-stroke depression rats by in…

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Application of new media-based home nursing intervention for stroke-related depression patients: a retrospective cohort study.

Patients receiving family-centered new-media nursing intervention after stroke showed significantly greater improvements…

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Neurobiological insights into perinatal depression: a multi-dimensional integration of brain structure, function, and metabolism.

Perinatal depression involves measurable structural and functional brain alterations characterized by reduced activity i…

Frontiers in psychiatryRead More →
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J-shaped association between the neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) and depression: analyses of NHANES 2005-2018.

A J-shaped relationship exists between NPAR and depression risk, with those in the highest quartile having 36% increased…

European archives of psych…Read More →
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Clinical Efficacy of Integrated Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy Combined with Drugs in the Treatment of Acute Depressive Disorder: Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

This protocol will compare acupuncture and moxibustion combined with escitalopram versus medication alone or medication …

Neuropsychiatric disease a…Read More →
Systematic ReviewDepression

Effects of noninvasive brain stimulation in the treatment of poststroke depression: an overview of systematic reviews.

Noninvasive brain stimulation appears effective and safe for post-stroke depression, but the evidence is limited by poor…

Frontiers in neurologyRead More →
Research StudyDepression

Scalp electroacupuncture targeting trigeminal nerve activation alleviates post-traumatic stress disorder-induced depression and neuroinflammation in mice.

Scalp electroacupuncture at GV20 and Yintang significantly reduced PTSD-induced depression and anxiety behaviors through…

Animal models and experime…Read More →
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Electroacupuncture enhances the effects of escitalopram oxalate on glucocorticoid-inducible genes, inflammation and neurotrophin in depressed patients.

Electroacupuncture combined with escitalopram significantly increased BDNF and glucocorticoid-inducible genes while decr…

Journal of traditional and…Read More →

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