A team of leading clinical research scientists from the Departments of Psychiatry and Dermatology at the Icahn School of ...

Dr. David Brendel answers the question: 'Depression And The Immune System?' — -- Question: What is the relationship between depression and the immune system? Answer: Depression really has ...

Findings provide rationale for targeted strategy in psychiatry that may lead to new personalized treatments for major depressive disorder and other conditions ...

In 2019 I wrote about research suggesting anti-inflammatory medications might help some people with major depression. At the time, the idea that depression could have roots in the immune system felt ...

The lead researcher explained that this is the first study to clearly show that reducing inflammation can directly affect ...

Immune cells released from bone marrow in the skull in response to chronic stress and adversity could play a key role in symptoms of depression and anxiety, say researchers. The discovery – found in a ...

Celine Wessa summarises a new meta-analysis on anti-inflammatory treatments for depression, in specific patient subgroups.

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key ...

Scientists have uncovered a promising link between a naturally occurring protein called Reelin, gut health and depression.