January 6, 2026
Plagued with a Painful Skin Condition, One Man Finds Healing at UNC Health
With expert care from two UNC Health physicians, Clifton Young gained relief, confidence, and a new beginning after decades of suffering.
Tag: Depression
June 26, 2025
A Five Year Update About Psychiatric Genomic Research at UNC
A new update, led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the Gillings School of Global Public Health, describes major findings from the past half decade in the realm of psychiatric genomics and next steps for researchers.
January 23, 2025
Eight Psychiatric Disorders Share the Same Genetic Causes, Study Says
Building off previous groundbreaking research, a new study identifies specific genetic variants that have significant impacts on brain development and are shared across eight different psychiatric disorders. Targeting these variants could pave the way for treatments that address multiple conditions at once.
February 20, 2023
Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Post-partum Depression
A research collaboration between clinical and preclinical investigators in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine, led by Leslie Morrow, PhD, found that a drug for post-partum depression works by inhibiting systemic inflammatory pathways.
March 11, 2019
Brain Stimulation Improves Depression Symptoms, Restores Brain Waves in Clinical Study
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, are the first to use transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) to significantly reduce symptoms in people diagnosed with major depression.
May 3, 2018
Sullivan makes international news with new study on genes and depression
Patrick Sullivan, MD, made international news with a study he contributed to that uncovered 30 new genes linked to depression, tripling the number known to play a role in the debilitating disease.
April 26, 2018
Researchers identify 44 genomic variants associated with depression
The study, co-led by Patrick Sullivan of UNC and Naomi Wray of the University of Queensland, is the largest genome-wide association study to date of genetic risk factors for major depression.