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Biology
May 5, 2020

Translocator Protein Levels in Brain Predict Response to Anti-Inflammatory Celecoxib in Major Depressive Disorder

Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash -- Gliosis describes changes in glia that result from damage to the central nervous system. Researchers can use PET scans (positron emission tomography) to measure the extent of glios...
Biology
February 14, 2019

Inflammation Associated With Duration of Untreated Unipolar Depression

Researcher Sophia Attwells and colleagues reported at a 2018 scientific meeting that the longer the time that a patient went without treatment for depression, the more inflammation they exhibited on positron emission tomog...