Possible link between immune system and postpartum depression

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 10:22 in Health & Medicine

The immune system might play an important role in the development of postpartum depression after a stressful pregnancy, new research suggests. Areas of the brain responsible for mood regulation showed signs of inflammation in the study, which used an animal model of postpartum depression to examine the possible connection between the immune system, the brain […]

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