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Scientists uncover a stress-triggered molecular switch that drives depression

A new study published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences by Min Xiong, Danhao Xia, and colleagues at Renmin […]

Scientists uncover a stress-triggered molecular switch that drives depression

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A new study published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences by Min Xiong, Danhao Xia, and colleagues at Renmin […]

Depression remains one of the most burdensome psychiatric disorders worldwide, yet the molecular events that translate chronic stress into the loss of motivation, low mood, and cognitive dulling...

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A new study published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences by Min Xiong, Danhao Xia, and colleagues at Renmin […] Depression remains one of the most burdensome psychiatric disorders worldwide, yet the molecular events that translate chronic stress into the loss of motivation, low mood, and cognitive dulling characteristic of the illness have remained stubbornly opaque.

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Depression remains one of the most burdensome psychiatric disorders worldwide, yet the molecular events that translate chronic stress into the loss of motivation, low mood, and cognitive dulling characteristic of the illness have remained stubbornly opaque.

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