Chronic stress increases level of a protein that decreases availability of mood-regulating chemical
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 12:11
in Health & Medicine
One way chronic stress appears to cause depression is by increasing levels of a protein in the brain that decreases the availability of an important chemical that regulates our mood, scientists report. They have found elevated levels of transglutaminase 2, or TG2, in the brains of mice experiencing chronic stress – an animal model of […]