Component of Red Grapes and Wine Could Help Ease Depression

Monday, March 30, 2015 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have recently discovered a link between inflammation and depression, which affects approximately 148 million people in the United States. A new study finds that resveratrol -- a natural anti-inflammatory agent found in the skin of red grapes -- can prevent inflammation as well as depression-related behaviors in rodents exposed to a social stress.

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