Scientists Identify Depression Causing Enzyme In the Gut

  • last year
 In recent years we’ve been finding out more and more about how our gut microbiome affects our overall physical and even mental health.There’s been a growing body of evidence to support this, but now researchers from Wuhan University say they have identified the exact enzyme which could contribute to depression. Estradiol, or rather the lack of the hormone, has long been linked to depression. Imbalances in the hormone can be attributed to several specific medical conditions in women, and depression is often a symptom that becomes present.

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