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"Metabolic and anxiety-related disorders have been subjects of scientific research and therapeutic targeting for several decades. Links between the two have long been suspected of overlapping."
“Our previous research found a link between microRNA and stressful situations — stress and anxiety generate an inflammatory response and dramatically increase the expression levels of microRNA regulators of inflammation in both the brain and the gut, for example the situation of patients with Crohn’s disease may get worse under psychological stress,” Soreq said."
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