Brain Cells Linked to Depression Uncovered, Hinting at Targeted Treatments
TL;DR
Researchers using post-mortem brain tissue and single-cell genomics identified two brain cell types—excitatory neurons and microglia—that show altered gene activity in depression, strengthening the view of depression as a brain-based disorder and suggesting new avenues for cell-targeted therapies.
Topics:healthhealth-and-medicine#depression#excitatory-neurons#health-and-medicine#microglia#neurobiology#single-nucleus-chromatin-accessibility
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