Depression It is one of the biggest problems today. So much so that hundreds of millions of people around the world are thought to suffer from this condition. That’s why scientists are researching its relationship with the brain and body.

A recent study conducted by a research team from the University of California San Francisco (USCF) in the US shows between body temperature and depression He discovered a strange relationship. The findings have been published via Scientific Reports.

Data collected from more than 20,000 people showed that people who are depressed have a high body temperature

In fact, small-scale studies have previously been conducted on the relationship between high body temperature and symptoms of depression. However, these were always small studies. The current research is from 106 countries It produced clearer results because it contained data collected by thousands of people

of 20 thousand 880 individuals As a result of the analysis of the data collected over seven months, People who are depressed have a higher body temperature popped up.

Researchers make connections between many different factors said it could be effective. Depression may be related to metabolic processes that produce excess heat or to biological functions that cool the body and do not work properly. In addition, factors such as mental stress can also increase body temperature. These are all guesses. Much more research is needed to understand the full relationship.

It would not be correct to say that depression definitely increases body temperature.

While this research is vast, high body temperature obviously causes depression, while marked depression increases temperature does not mean. This must be underlined. However, there is a remarkable connection between them and relieving symptoms of depression It shows that staying cold can be effective and that different treatment methods can be applied. This means that millions of people benefit from it. Considering how big a problem depression is, we can say that it can be very useful.