Why depression and aging are linked to increased disease risk

Monday, October 20, 2014 - 12:34 in Health & Medicine

New research shows that both aging and depression are associated with a biochemical change in a gene on chromosome 6, the FKBP5 gene. This means that we may have found one reason for why risk for aging-related diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders, are worse in chronically stressed and depressed individuals.

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