'New research is untangling the complex relationship between symptoms of depression and losses in memory and thinking that often emerge together with Alzheimer's disease.'
In fact, the new data suggests that"depression symptoms themselves may be among the early changes in the preclinical stages of dementia syndromes," explained study lead author Dr. Jennifer Gatchel. She works in the division of geriatric psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
The new insight that depression symptoms might be part of the Alzheimer's process could further research into the prevention or treatment of the illness, she added. Other mechanisms -- including brain degeneration caused by the protein tau , high blood pressure and inflammation -- might play a role and need to be investigated.
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