Ever-Happy Mouse Sheds Light on Depression

[YankeyMCC]

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A new breed of permanently 'cheerful' mouse is providing hope of a new treatment for clinical depression. TREK-1 is a gene that can affect transmission of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is known to play an important role in mood, sleep and sexuality. By breeding mice with an absence of TREK-1, researchers were able create a depression-resistant strain. The details of this research, which involved an international collaboration with scientists from the University of Nice, France, are published in Nature Neuroscience this week.
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http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/ever-happy-mice-may-hold-key-to-new-treatment-of-depression-11343.html

[Skittles]

1. I know consistently "happy" people

I want to drive a nail through their foreheads

[NMMNG]

2. I've encountered that type as well

While I don't want to drive a nail through their heads I do want to tell them to get the f*ck away from me. Perpetual cheeriness can be as obnoxious as perpetual gloominess.

[Skittles]

3. I don't trust people who are happy all the time, Buffy

look at the world we live in :o

[NMMNG]

9. Good point

If the stuff in this world doesn't get you down at some point there's something wrong with you. :scared:

[crim son]

4. I for one would welcome something that relieved

serious depression. Nobody wants to be perpetually happy, but a bit of joy would be a wonderful thing.

[Deja Q]

5. Add in my vote; anything to combat reality is something I want.

[Xipe Totec]

6. That's just sad

but in a happy-go-lucky cheerful sort of way.

:yoiks:

[Radical Activist]

7. I know this was the basis for a sci-fi movie but I can't remember which.

Maybe an episode of Star Trek or something.

[azmouse]

8. I'm doin' my happy dance here!!

I so freakin' happy I could bust!!! :woohoo:

[Haole Girl]

10. So, great, now we'll have Stepford Wives ... for real?

Why does that sound especially scary to me?