Monday, June 11, 2018

Inflammatory Protein Tied to Depression in Diabetes

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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