Researchers may have found test for depression

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered that a change in the location of a protein in the brain could serve as a biomarker for depression, allowing a simple, rapid, laboratory test to identify patients with depression and to determine whether a particular antidepressant therapy will provide a successful response. The research is published in the March 12 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news124478051.html">Researchers may have found test for depression</a></p> <p>Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered that a change in the location of a protein in the brain could serve as a biomarker for depression, allowing a simple, rapid, laboratory test to identify patients with depression and to determine whether a particular antidepressant therapy will provide a successful response. The research is published in the March 12 issue of the <i>Journal of Neuroscience</i>.</p>