Immune System

Major Depression Shares Immune Signature With Inflammatory Skin Ailments, Suggesting Novel Therapeutic Possibilities, Study Indicates
A growing body of evidence has suggested that the immune system is dysregulated in some patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Past studies, in fact, have shown that 20% to 30% of patients… Read More
A Heart-Brain-Immune “Loop” Is Shown to Contribute to Heart Attack Damage and Suggests New Brain & Nervous System Targets for Intervention
A research team led by a recent BBRF Young Investigator has dissected a bi-directional pathway linking the brain, the nervous system, and the heart whose activation, they have shown experimentally,… Read More
In Youths at High Risk of Psychosis, a Marker in White Blood Cells May Be an Important Indicator of Response to Therapy
Researchers have reported new evidence bearing on their multi-year effort to identify clinically useful markers of high risk for the onset of psychosis in young people. Read More
Comprehensive Study of Fetal COVID Exposure Shows No Harmful Behavioral or Neurodevelopmental Impacts a Year After Birth
A newly published study led by BBRF grantees sheds important new light on the question of whether infants born to mothers who were infected with the COVID-19 virus during pregnancy have been… Read More
Study Finds Anhedonia Symptoms Are Especially Vulnerable in Major Depression Patients with High Bodily Inflammation Levels
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… Read More