First mouse model of spontaneous depression-like episodes shows new candidate brain region
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 08:20
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have shown that a mouse strain with a mutation that leads to dysfunction of mitochondria–the “powerhouses” that provide energy to cells–spontaneously undergo periodic episodes of depression-like behavior that resemble those in human. Through this research, published in Molecular Psychiatry, the scientists uncovered a link between depression and the […]