Study reverses thinking on genetic links to stress, depression
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 12:02
in Psychology & Sociology
For years, scientists have been trying to determine what effect a gene linked to the brain chemical serotonin may have on depression in people exposed to stress. But now, analyzing information from more than 40,000 people who have been studied over more than a decade, researchers have found no evidence that the gene alters the impact stress has on depression.