According to NHS figures, around one in 10 people will suffer from depression at some point in their life, however the cause is not entirely understood. Levels of mood chemicals, such as serotonin, in the brain are thought to play a role, however this is yet to be proven. Other factors also include genetic susceptibility and stressful life events.
Daily Mail reported on the trial, explaining, “Ongoing research at Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. has shown that antidepressants can trigger the growth of stem cells in the brain. They found exercise has a similar effect. In the new trial, 48 people diagnosed with depression will be given stem cells taken from the pulp of other people’s extracted teeth, plus the antidepressant fluoxetine.
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