Psychotherapy for depressed rats shows genes aren't destiny
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 18:50
in Health & Medicine
Genes are not destiny in determining whether a person will suffer from depression, reports a new study. Nurture can override nature. When rats genetically bred for depression received the equivalent of rat 'psychotherapy,' their depressed behavior was alleviated. And, after the depressed rats had the therapy, some of their blood biomarkers for depression changed to non-depressed levels.