Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder. Chronic stress was shown to reduce sialylation-a stabilizing sugar process-in the prefrontal cortex, impairing neural circuit stability and triggering depressive symptoms.
Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder. Chronic stress was shown to reduce sialylation-a stabilizing sugar process-in the prefrontal cortex, impairing neural circuit stability and triggering depressive symptoms.
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