Of mice and mental health

How loss of social status leads to depression

This article reveals how loss of social status triggers depression in mice, as revealed by a study at Zhejiang University School of Medicine. These researchers found that injecting the antidepressant ketamine reversed these symptoms, underscoring the utility of mice as a model for human depression and offering hope for improving human mental health outcomes.

Written for NU Sci Issue 56: Decay, Spring 2023