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Study identifies a link between antidepressant treatment resistance and inflammation

June 15, 2018 millerlab

A recent Miller Lab paper published in Psychoendocrinology looks at the connection between treatment resistant depression and higher levels of…

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Peripheral Inflammatory Markers Are Associated With Psychomotor Retardation in Major Depressive Disorder

June 22, 2016 millerlab

Plasma inflammatory markers are associated with psychomotor retardation in individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder, according to a report published…

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Anti-cytokine trial to test the role of inflammation in depression

January 28, 2016 millerlab

Dr. Miller of the Behavioral Immunology team comments on the recent trial of an IL-6 antibody to treat depression. Read…

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Inflammation Increases Glutamate to Cause Depression

January 12, 2016 millerlab

Recent work by Emory investigators suggest that inflammation may act on the brain to change behavior by increasing glutamate. To…

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The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target

December 29, 2015 millerlab

Mounting evidence indicates that the immune system and the brain worked together to protect early humans in a hostile ancestral…

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Inflammation linked to weakened reward circuits in depression

November 20, 2015 millerlab

Recent studies by our group indicate that increased inflammation is associated with decreased connectivity within reward-related circuits in the brain…

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Inflammatory reactions to bacteria or viruses may be key to the so-called “spread” of depression

March 20, 2015 millerlab

Inflammatory cytokines and activated cells that produce cytokines get into the brain and ultimately interact with various neurocircuits, leading to…

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Research on Psychiatric Disorders Targets Inflammation

August 6, 2014 millerlab

Interestingly, there seems to be a special relationship between inflammation and treatment-resistant depression (TRD), which occurs in about one-third of…

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Depression May Lower Response to Shingles Vax

February 14, 2013 millerlab

Untreated major depression may hamper the protective effect of varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine against herpes zoster – shingles –…

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Uncovering the Source of Inflammatory Malaise

October 22, 2012 millerlab

Uncovering the Source of Inflammatory Malaise A study conducted by researchers at Emory indicates that inflammation targets a part of…

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  • Study identifies a link between antidepressant treatment resistance and inflammation
  • Peripheral Inflammatory Markers Are Associated With Psychomotor Retardation in Major Depressive Disorder
  • Anti-cytokine trial to test the role of inflammation in depression
  • Inflammation Increases Glutamate to Cause Depression
  • The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target
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