José Mª Ordóñez Iriarte

José Mª Ordóñez Iriarte

José Mª Ordóñez Iriarte
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Doctor in Public Health, Head of Service in the General Directorate of Public Health of the Community of Madrid and lecturer at the Francisco de Vitoria University (Madrid)

Exposure to environmental toxicants linked to depressive symptoms

Research published in JAMA Network Open suggests that exposure to common environmental toxicants is associated with depressive symptoms. The authors analysed data from urine or blood samples from more than 3,400 US adults and found that 27 environmental toxicants were associated with these symptoms, which could be linked to inflammatory processes.

 

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