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Combating depression is UCLA’s second Grand Challenge

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, but research spending on the disorder substantially lags that of other illnesses.
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, but research spending on the disorder substantially lags that of other illnesses.
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UCLA announces the Depression Grand Challenge.

Source: Combating depression is UCLA’s second Grand Challenge UCLA Newsroom, 28 Oct. 2015

Additional coverage on the launch of the Depression Grand Challenge:

UCLA launches ambitious long-term depression initiative KPCC-FM, 28 Oct. 2015

UCLA Grand Challenge aims to tackle depression on global scale Daily Bruin, 28 Oct. 2015

Depression

Electroconvulsive therapy changes key areas of the brain that play roles in memory and emotion

A new study by Katherine Narr (Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior) reveals that electrconvulsive therapy provides changes in certain areas of the brain that play a role in how people feel, learn and respond to environmental factors. This work may help the Depression Grand Challenge reach its goals of finding new and novel ways to treat depression.

Read more at UCLA Newsroom

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