A new factor in depression? Brain protein discovery could lead to better treatments

Study in humans and rats shows more physical changes in depressed brains

Date:

September 8, 2015

Source:

University of Michigan Health System

Summary:

Low. Down. Less than normal. That's what the word depression means, and what people with depression often feel like. But sometimes, depression can mean too much of something -- as new research shows.The discovery, about a protein called fibroblast growth factor 9 or FGF9, goes against previous findings that depressed brains often have less of key components than non-depressed brains.