On the Record with Virginia Tech: The Science Behind Depression
Date and Time
Nov 30, 2018 10:00 am
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Nov 30, 2018 10:00 am
450K
The winter cold, less daylight, and the pressure of family expectations during the holidays can make it a challenging time of year for people with depression.
Mood disorders can be debilitating and are a growing disability throughout the world. Society labels depression and anxiety as “mental illnesses” and looks for treatments that alter brain chemistry and function. These treatments fail to work in half of patients. New treatments and ways of diagnosing mental illness are needed.
Virginia Tech neuroscience expert Georgia Hodes, in collaboration with the Pasinetti lab at the Icahn School of Neuroscience at Mt. Sinai, has discovered that metabolites of red wine, dark chocolate, coffee, and blueberries can be used to treat depression. Her research looks at how inflammation of the body can directly change the ways the brain responds to stress.
Join us for a discussion with Hodes to learn about how she is working to identify biological differences in vulnerability and resilience to stress and mood disorders so they can be effectively diagnosed and treated.
November 30, 2018 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. (doors open at 10 a.m.)
Note: space is limited, please RSVP by November 27 at the link below.
