College Town: Tufts prof probes postpartum depression, generational effects
Sunday, April 17th, 2016
Benjamin C. Nephew is studying the generational impact of postpartum depression.
postpartum depression
Study Finds Parental Stress Triggers Depression Related Immune Changes Across Generations
Thursday, February 25th, 2016
A recent study by Benjamin C. Nephew, PhD, documents transgenerational effects of social stress on the immune systems and suggests that immune-based interventions may be effective at preventing or treating disorders such as depression, anxiety, and asthma in depressed mothers, their children, and future generations.
Help for New Moms
Friday, August 1st, 2014
Ben Nephew is studying female animals as models for human anxiety and depression. Most research in this area has used male animals, even though these conditions are more common in women
