Depression linked to smaller volume in key memory region of older adults

Led by NGP Student Danielle Luu, a study of more than 2,000 cognitively healthy older adults found that depression was associated with structural differences in a specific part of the hippocampus, independent of major Alzheimer’s disease risk factors.

Hippocampal atrophy is a feature of both Alzheimer’s disease and depression. Photo/Stevens INI

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