Investigating the role of immunesystem in psychiatric disorders
In the immunopsychiatry research group, we are keen to ensure that our research is easily accessible to the wider public. We are pleased to collaborate with the media to raise awareness of mental illness and mental health research, and to help combat stigma around mental illness. We have participated in filming for TV documentary, and given interviews for TV, radio, print/online news. In addition to mainstream media, we attend conferences and talks to share our research surrounding mental health and mental illness.
In the future, a new class of anti-inflammatory drugs could be used to treat depression, say University of Cambridge researchers.
Scientists are studying alternative explanations for complicated conditions like depression, and researchers from the University of Cambridge are...
The finding of a new study suggests that anti-inflammatories, as they are known, may take their place alongside conventional treatments to help people with depression.
Children with high levels of a protein that is released in response to coughs, colds and stomach bugs are at greater risk of developing depression and other mental disorders in adulthood, scientists have found.
Kids with immune systems that react strongly to infections could have a higher risk of depression, a new study suggests.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that inflammation may cause depression, leading to hopes that anti-inflammatory drugs...
Our group members, Daisy and Éimear, presented their latest research at the Infection and Immunity Early Career Researchers’ Symposium held in Bristol on 16 th February 2022. Daisy’s research focused on investigating the validity of glycoprotein acetyl (GlycA)as an inflammatory biomarker using the ALSPAC cohort. She found evidence of an association between known determinants of inflammation and GlycA and with C-Reactive protein, as well as demonstrating the short and long-term reliability of GlycA. This suggests that GlycA may be a useful measure of chronic inflammation. Éimear presented her latest research on the peripheral blood cellular immunophenotype in depression. Her findings suggest that depressed patients may have altered counts on a number of blood cells (namely, neutrophils, B cells, and Helper T cells), as compared to healthy comparison groups with no psychiatric history.
The Pharmaceutical Journal: Anti-inflammatory drugs could treat symptoms of depression
New Scientist: Anti-inflammatory drugs can relieve symptoms of depression
Express: Experts reveal anti-inflammatory drugs could be used to treat depression
Hindustan Times Anti-inflammatory drug that treats arthritis could also help with depression
VOA News: Voice of America: Study: Anti-inflammatory Drugs Also Fight Depression
Medical News Today: Depression could be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs
Live Science: New Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Help Treat Depression
Time: A New Key to Understanding Depression
Daily Mail Online: Could aspirin and ibuprofen help fight depression?
Yahoo!: Kids' Responses to Infections Linked with Depression Risk
University Herald: The Immune System May Have a Role in Mental Illness
Medical Daily: Could Our Immune Systems Hold The Answer To Whether We'll Develop A Mental Illness?