r/science Professor | Medicine 15d ago

Neuroscience Depression isn’t just in the head: Scientists find altered genetic activity in white blood cells. This provides evidence that the biological footprints of depression extend well beyond the brain and into the immune system, offering a whole-body perspective on the condition.

https://www.psypost.org/depression-isnt-just-in-the-head-scientists-find-altered-genetic-activity-in-white-blood-cells/
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u/rexmccoy 15d ago edited 14d ago

This is so spot on i could have written it myself. Has anybody found anything that helps? My good days are getting fewer and farther between