Luca Sforzini

Oct 4, 2024 | kcl.ac.uk | Carmine Pariante |Luca Sforzini

A new study, conducted in a shared effort between UK and Italian researchers offers novel insights about the biological mechanisms behind major depressive disorder (MDD), and especially on the role of the immune system. The study specifically analysed “gene expression”, the process by which the instructions that are held in our genes are expressed, influencing bodily functions.

May 31, 2024 | nature.com | Zuzanna Zajkowska |Luca Sforzini |Helen Fisher |Marco Riva |Valentina Zonca |Anna Viduani

AbstractThe biological mechanisms underlying the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) have predominantly been studied in adult populations from high-income countries, despite the onset of depression typically occurring in adolescence and the majority of the world’s adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).