Postpartum depression is linked to a lack of a cell clean-up process. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the University of Virginia Health have discovered that pregnant women who go on to develop post-partum depression (PPD) may have reduced au
have discovered that pregnant women who go on to develop post-partum depression may have reduced autophagy, a cellular process that helps clear cells of debris.
“If we could figure out a biological way of predicting which people are at risk of PPD, then we could better intervene during pregnancy to prevent this illness,” Dr. Osborne said.RNA While the study was small, researchers found a significant difference between the two groups. Laboratory and computational analyses of the blood samples found that EV messenger RNA levels during pregnancy and the postpartum period were altered in women who went on to develop PPD.
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