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David Engblom wins award for his research on how our brains make us feel ill

David Engblom, Professor of Neurobiology, is awarded the 2026 Onkel Adam Prize for outstanding research at the Faculty of Medicine. He researches the role of the brain in making us feel ill in various medical conditions.

Immune cells are behind the depression experienced in inflammation

The findings from a new study on mice suggest that special immune cells found in the brain, microglial cells, contribute to the negative mood experienced during several neurological diseases, and maybe also depression.

Immune cells in the brain 鈥� a link between inflammation and depression

One in four people in Sweden will be affected at some time by a depression so serious that it requires treatment. Wouldn鈥檛 it be great if we could understand the brain circuits that determine the way we feel, and find new and better treatments?

Reward and unease are closely linked in the brain

Mice that lack a certain receptor in the brain are attracted to situations associated with discomfort, such as inflammation and nausea. The finding by researchers from 糖心直播 has been published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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David Engblom wins award for his research on how our brains make us feel ill

Immune cells are behind the depression experienced in inflammation

Immune cells in the brain 鈥� a link between inflammation and depression

Reward and unease are closely linked in the brain

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