Brain Protein May Be Linked to Depression (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_he_me/depression_protein"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/net/20060106/capt.cf7d8acad71fc4510b5f02d42b137928?x=112&y=130&sig=.baYkCbfT6NGZWQ1qkvL0A--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Paul Greengard, a professor at The Rockefeller University's Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, speaks to colleagues and students at Rockefeller University in New York Oct. 9, 2000. Greengard led the p11 depression research. (AP Photo/David Karp)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scientists have discovered a protein that seems to play a crucial role in developing depression, a finding that may lead to new treatments for the often debilitating illness — and fundamental understanding of why it strikes.</p><br clear=all>