Currently, over 300 million people worldwide have depression, and the socioeconomic
burden of this debilitating disorder is anticipated to increase markedly over the coming …

Prenatal brain development is a highly orchestrated process, making it a very vulnerable
window to perturbations. Maternal stress and subsequent inflammation during pregnancy …

Recent studies indicate that exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is associated with
cognitive delay, depression, anxiety, autism, and neurodegenerative diseases; however, the …

Experimental laboratory evidence suggests that animals with disrupted social systems
express weakened relationship strengths and have more exclusive social associations, and …

Major depression (MD) is the most common psychiatric disorder, predicted to affect around
264 million people worldwide. Although the etiology of depression remains elusive, the …

Psychosocial stress may impair immune functions and provoke the development of
pathologies. The underlying communication between the brain and the immune system is …

Background Social stress is an important environmental risk factor for the development of
psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety disorders. Social stress paradigms …

The risk of developing stress related disorders such as depression is two times higher in
women than in men, and social stress is considered the principal etiology for this disorder …

Early life stress such as physical abuse, trauma or neglect during a critical period of
development can elicit negative long-lasting effects on health. Neonatal maternal …

The study aimed to test the hypotheses that chronic social instability stress (CSIS) alters
behavioral and physiological parameters and expression of selected genes important for …