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Scientists say they have discovered part of brain that is responsible for us feeling miserable, anxious and stressed. UK-based medical research company called Heptares Therapeutics said it has located molecule related to depression. It is protein found inside the brain called CRF1. company said protein, "is important in regulating body's response to stress and is implicated in stress-related diseases such as depression and anxiety". team used one of world's most powerful x-ray machines in its research. Lead researcher Fiona Marshall said greater understanding of CRF1 protein could lead to ground-breaking drugs to control depression.

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) warned anyone suffering from depression or related illnesses not to get too excited about this research. It questioned whether single molecule could really lead to depression, and said condition actually resulted from complex interaction of chemicals. An NHS statement expressed surprise at way two of Britain's biggest newspapers have built story up – " Daily Mail" and " Sunday Times". latter reported that researchers had found "miserable molecule," saying it was " protein involved in all our feelings of stress, anxiety and even depression". NHS said: "It's great headline, but hugely sweeping claim."

 
 

 

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