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> Well, I think it is safe to assume that Long Term Happiness changes the brain "permanently" in the same manner. That would be a poor assumption. The "change"

> Well, I think it is safe to assume that Long Term Happiness changes the brain "permanently" in the same manner. That would be a poor assumption. The "change" that was observed by the researchers was an increase in the amount of a protein which is an indicator for brain inflammation. Per the article, you see the same type of inflammation with diseases like Alzheimers. The takeaway is that depression is a progressive illness and current treatment doesn't address this progression.

devmunchies 9y ago
> current treatment doesn't address this progression I myself would rather see a prevention than a treatment. But there is no money in preventative care.
- Broken_Hippo 9y ago
  "But there is no money in preventative care" Yes, there is. You just aren't looking in the right places. Employers. Employees. Insurance companies and those that pay for insurance. Governments that provide health care to some or all of its citizens. Taxpayers that fund those programs.
  - Groxx 9y ago
    That's great to hear! Can I bill you for the difference between what I pay for preventative care after insurance, vs what this implies the cost should be?
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lactau 9y ago
There is nothing about inflammation or Alzheimers in the title or anything else that would provide any kind of information. "Permanently changes the brain" is a meaningless buzzword.
- jakelazaroff 9y ago
  Barely even 100 words in: > The research shows that people with longer periods of untreated depression, lasting more than a decade, had significantly more brain inflammation compared to those who had less than 10 years of untreated depression.
  - aje403 9y ago
    I don't intend to shitpost but I think it's a good idea to question the usage of the word "significant" almost immediately unless it's coming from a physics or statistics PhD.
    - iamcurious 9y ago
      That is the opposite of a shitpost.

devmunchies 9y ago

> current treatment doesn't address this progression I myself would rather see a prevention than a treatment. But there is no money in preventative care.

Broken_Hippo 9y ago
"But there is no money in preventative care" Yes, there is. You just aren't looking in the right places. Employers. Employees. Insurance companies and those that pay for insurance. Governments that provide health care to some or all of its citizens. Taxpayers that fund those programs.
- Groxx 9y ago
  That's great to hear! Can I bill you for the difference between what I pay for preventative care after insurance, vs what this implies the cost should be?
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lactau 9y ago

There is nothing about inflammation or Alzheimers in the title or anything else that would provide any kind of information. "Permanently changes the brain" is a meaningless buzzword.

jakelazaroff 9y ago
Barely even 100 words in: > The research shows that people with longer periods of untreated depression, lasting more than a decade, had significantly more brain inflammation compared to those who had less than 10 years of untreated depression.
- aje403 9y ago
  I don't intend to shitpost but I think it's a good idea to question the usage of the word "significant" almost immediately unless it's coming from a physics or statistics PhD.
  - iamcurious 9y ago
    That is the opposite of a shitpost.