Postpartum depression is thought to affect around 15 percent of women after childbirth – and can have a negative effect on kids too – but we still don't entirely understand why it happens in the first place. A new study has now uncovered a poten
on kids too – but we still don't entirely understand why it happens in the first place. A new study has now uncovered a potential link with the person's immune system.A team co-led by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University looked at multiple characteristics of blood samples from 482 women with postpartum depression , finding significant differences in B-cells compared to those without the condition.
Guintivano and his colleagues used three types of biological analysis to identify the B-cell variations, namely RNA sequencing, DNA genotyping, and DNA methylation assessment – all designed to measure cell composition and activity. ."Are they reflecting another change in the body that is caused by or causes PPD? What is driving this B-cell behavior?"
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