Some Depression Might Have Roots in Immune-Generated Inflammation
At a symposium on neuroscience and immunology at the New York Academy of Sciences, Andrew Miller, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory University School of Medicine and ACTSI investigator, said that the immune system may play a significant role in the development of depression. Research has shown that depressed or stressed-out people tend to be more susceptible to medical ailments, such as infectious diseases and perhaps even cancer, but the correlation might also work in the opposite direction, Miller explained. Read more...