Beating the baby blues: A mouse model for postpartum depression
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 12:14
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study provides critical insight into the disabling depression experienced by many women during early motherhood. The research, published by Cell Press in the July 31 issue of the journal Neuron, reveals new details about the pathogenesis of postpartum depression and provides a mouse model that may lead to development of new treatments for mood disorders associated with pregnancy.
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