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  • The proof is in the pudding: How Western diets increase our risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer

    More specifically, I look at how different diets impact brain inflammation, learning, and memory in multiple inflammation in the brain. Again, these inflammatory signals are likely communicated to the brain, resulting in brain inflammation This is because aged mammals display chronic, low-grade inflammation, even in the absence of disease. Potential Tools to Lessen Inflammation First, we should all try to limit the intake of these inflammatory

  • From One-Size-Fits-all to Precision Medicine

    For instance, inflammation is a mechanism that has recently drawn interest in psychiatry. As I explained in my previous blog, inflammation is an indication that the immune system (that is a defence Inflammation has been studied in the context of depression, and in particular in treatment-resistant that only those patients with increased (above 3 mg/L) C-reactive protein (CRP), that is, a marker of inflammation We detected sex-specific roles of inflammatory biomarkers in predicting treatment response.

  • Beware of labelling depressed people: “treatment resistant” does not mean “untreatable”

    our understanding of the biology of depression, and especially on the role of the immune system and inflammation In some people, depression might be related to a chronic inflammatory response to stress, involving both like all other disorders: not just in the mind, not just in the brain, but in the whole body, with inflammation Second, new anti-inflammatory treatment strategies, targeting inflammation through medications, nutritional lifestyle changes, are currently been developed for the specific subgroup of patients with increased inflammation

  • Combining culture and cortisol – Is art good for our health?

    We found that IL-6 and TNF-α, which are two pro-inflammatory cytokines which drive inflammation (essentially This is particularly interesting as it hints that there may be an activation of specific pathways of inflammation

  • The Rise of Immuno-metabolic Depression

    focusing on relevant biological mechanisms for the development of cardiometabolic diseases, such as inflammation patients to offer treatments targeting specifically the identified altered biological mechanisms, such as inflammation We are currently testing this approach in the INFLAMED clinical trial at our department, that I am leading This study aims to test the efficacy of adding an anti-inflammatory medication in the treatment of a subject selected with criteria in line with those of IMD, such as high levels of inflammation and depressive

  • Pesticides And Our Mental Health: The Unexpected Link

    these diseases develop following exposure to pesticides, animal studies suggest that they might cause inflammation Inflammation is a new frontier in mental health research. Inflammation itself, is a natural process by our bodies in response to changes and stresses in the environment

  • Does stress early in life leave an imprint in our guts? The gut microbiome and mental health.

    interesting, as studies by other research teams have shown that this type of bacteria is associated with inflammation researchers found elevated Prevotella in people with rheumatoid arthritis, a disease in which the joints are inflamed found that specific gut taxa, including Prevotella and Dialister, are associated with cortisol and inflammatory cortisol (a stress hormone) and proinflammatory cytokines (substances secreted by immune cells that cause inflammation that Liisa wanted to share an insight into her work in childhood adversity, the gut microbiome and inflammation

  • Singing for Postnatal Depression: The SHAPER-PND study protocol

    assistant editor and podcaster for InSPIre the Mind 😉 You can read my blogs on arts and health, yoga and inflammation Inflammation, the stress hormone and the bonding hormone: the biological background in postnatal depression studies, singing reduces cortisol levels and increases cytokine levels, showing an impact of singing on inflammation

  • Ditch the diets this January, says Rachel Kelly

    growing evidence that some forms of depression and mood imbalance may be linked to low-grade, chronic inflammation Adopting an anti-inflammatory diet can help improve our mood. There were four main aspects of my new anti-inflammatory, mood-boosting diet. third to eat more fermented and gut-loving foods; and finally to avoid foods which would exacerbate inflammation

  • Are all stressors of equal measure?

    For example, I found how increased inflammation and less hippocampal neurogenesis (i.e., the birth of For example, I found that physical stress promoted anxiety, decreased inflammation, overactivated the stress system, increased brain inflammation, and decreased hippocampal neurogenesis. system, decreased brain inflammation and increased hippocampal neurogenesis. , but resulted in yet another profile, one characterised by increased anxiety, decreased inflammation

  • Navigating Prenatal Depression and Pregnancy Complications

    Carmine Pariante and his team have shown that prenatal depression disrupts the immune system, triggering inflammation Depression, inflammation, and pregnancy all intertwine, affecting the body and brain in ways that can't

  • Do women have it worse off when it comes to epilepsy outcomes?

    this mechanism, it may help many women experiencing conditions that vary with stress, like migraine, inflammatory Another interesting avenue of research is the role of inflammation in chronic epilepsy. well-known link in depression, the concept that brain or peripheral (outside the central nervous system) inflammation And as we know, chronic stress can result in a maladaptive inflammatory response. We hope to be able to investigate the connections between stress, inflammation and drug resistance in

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