US scientists are reporting that they have found a chemical link to post-natal depression in a mice study
US scientists are reporting that they have found a chemical link to post-natal depression in a mice study. They say that mice lacking a receptor called GABA developed symptoms identical to post-natal depression.
The study says the presence of this receptor in the brain prevents over reaction to changes in hormone levels during pregnancy and birth. In the study the genetically altered mice without the receptors became lethargic and shunned their babies. But when the levels of the chemical were boosted in their brains they became more active.
Depression - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting approximately 340 million people in the world. No one is immune from depression - it occurs in people of all social classes, all countries and all cultural settings.
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting approximately 340 million people in the world. No one is immune from depression - it occurs in people of all social classes, all countries and all cultural settings.
The details appear in the journal Neuron.
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Overview Suicide
Suicide is an act of ending one's own life and it usually results from emotional isolations and inability to adjust and cope with one's environment.
Suicide is an act of ending one's own life and it usually results from emotional isolations and inability to adjust and cope with one's environment.
Andropause - Male menopause - Symptoms - Causes - Diagnosis - Treatment
Andropause or male menopause causing low libido in a man is due to decreasing level of male hormones, like testosterone. Symptoms of andropause are depression, irritability.
Andropause or male menopause causing low libido in a man is due to decreasing level of male hormones, like testosterone. Symptoms of andropause are depression, irritability.
Smiling Could Ward Off the Blues
A new book written by Professor Jane Plant has said that millions of Britons can fight anxiety and depression by adopting some simple measures.
A new book written by Professor Jane Plant has said that millions of Britons can fight anxiety and depression by adopting some simple measures.
