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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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![How Immune Activation May Alter the Brain and Cause Depression-Related Behavior During Chronic Social Stress How Immune Activation May Alter the Brain and Cause Depression-Related Behavior During Chronic Social Stress](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/AntibodiesImmunoglobulinsTheImmuneSystem-1440.jpg?itok=J9kNz3wj)
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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![Gliosis, an Immune Response to Brain Injury, Is Found in Brains of Recovered COVID Patients With Lasting Depression and Cognitive Symptoms Gliosis, an Immune Response to Brain Injury, Is Found in Brains of Recovered COVID Patients With Lasting Depression and Cognitive Symptoms](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/OldWomanDealingWithStressfulEvent-1440.jpg?itok=SU1nAv-y)
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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![Anti-Inflammatory Medicine Reduced Positive Symptom Severity in Chronic Schizophrenia Patients with Elevated Inflammatory Markers Anti-Inflammatory Medicine Reduced Positive Symptom Severity in Chronic Schizophrenia Patients with Elevated Inflammatory Markers](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/scientificabstractwithdots-1440.jpeg?itok=CqZyJGt_)
In recent years, a steadily growing body of evidence has indicated an association between elevated levels of inflammation and psychiatric illness.
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![Genetic Data Suggest How Immune Abnormalities May Help Cause Psychiatric Illness, Across Multiple Disorders Genetic Data Suggest How Immune Abnormalities May Help Cause Psychiatric Illness, Across Multiple Disorders](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/geneticsinvolvementbraindevelopment-1400x_0.jpeg?itok=lHTVklrC)
Decades of clinical research has clearly shown that some symptoms can overlap in psychiatric diagnoses as diverse as schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. With the decoding of the human…
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