It has been estimated that one in three people with major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibits low-grade systemic inflammation. That is to say, they chronically show elevated levels of inflammatory…
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While stress is a well-validated causal factor in anxiety disorders and depression, understanding the mechanisms that confer susceptibility to stress in some people and resilience in others is an…
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Inflammation in the body causes physical pain each day for untold millions of people, and in that respect it is a well-known and well-understood medical problem. Much less well understood is the role…
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Extensive research over several decades, some of it led by investigators supported by BBRF, has demonstrated that stress, including psychosocial stress (stress that arises from social interactions)…
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In the weeks, months, and even years following a COVID infection, it is not uncommon for those who have recovered from the virus’s acute symptoms to be dogged by persistent depressive symptoms. Often…
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