Afghanistan, Oct. 11 -- A large international study has found women carry twice as many genetic traits linked to depression as men, offering clues to gender-based mental health risks.
Australian scientists have identified key genetic differences that may explain why women are more prone to depression than men, according to what researchers describe as the largest study of its kind.
The research, published Wednesday in Nature Communications, found 16 genetic markers associated with depression in women compared with eight in men. The study analyzed DNA samples from more than 130,000 women and 64,000 men diagnosed with depression, along with nearly 300,000 people without the condition, across five international research groups in Australia, ...