Are some people hardwired to get the blues? Scientists have long believed that a tendency toward melancholy runs in families, much like dimpled chins and blue eyes. But the tricky part has been figuring out which genes are involved and how strongly they are correlated with a risk for developing depression.
A new study published on June 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) now threatens to send researchers back to the drawing board.
Posted: Jun 22, 2009
tags: depression
