People with both type-1 and type-2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing depression, but the reasons for this remain poorly understood.
Now a new study published in the journal Endocrine Connections finds that depression in type-1 diabetes patients is linked to higher levels of an inflammatory protein known as galectin-3.
The findings suggest that measuring levels of galectin-3 could be useful for diagnosis of depression or perhaps as a new target for treating depression associated...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/06/11/inflammatory-protein-tied-to-depression-in-diabetes/136128.html
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