A powerful piece of medical dogma is the notion that depression has genetic roots. This is the idea that if your mother suffered from depression, then the chances are that you will too. A closedly associated notion is the “chemical imbalance” in the brain idea. This is the claim that depressed patients do not have…
Does Herpes Virus Cause Mood Disorders? A fascinating link between herpes virus infection and mood disorders has been discovered. Remarkably, these findings have ramifications far beyond herpes virus infection and shed light on the incredible links between infection, inflammation, brain function and mood disorders. Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, Dr Bhupesh Prusty and his team…
