As if being stuck sick in bed wasn’t bad enough, several studies conducted during the past few years have found that the immune response to illness can cause depression. Recently scientists have pinpointed an enzyme that could be the culprit, as it is linked to both chronic inflammation–such as that found in patients with coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis–and depressive symptoms in mice

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Inflammation Brings on the Blues