University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Researchers decided to investigate the relationship between depression and body temperature in a large-scale study. In this study, conducted to understand how depression develops and how it can be treated, 20 thousand 880 people body temperatures were measured for seven months.

According to the results of the study people with depression body temperature is higher appeared. On the other hand, this result reveals a link between depression and body temperature; It does not mean that higher body temperature causes depression or that depression increases body temperature.

Scientists are now investigating the cause of the connection

According to scientists, this situation There could be several reasons and they roll up their sleeves to explore these reasons. Reasons that come to researchers’ minds include the possibility that the body’s energy consumption changes due to depression, the possibility that the body does not cool itself properly in depression, and the possibility that mental stress or inflammation could cause a similar effect.

On the other hand hot yoga, hot bath or sauna Getting in can help reduce symptoms of depression. It is said that the reason for this situation may be that the body rebalances its temperature through sweating. According to the results of the study, symptoms of depression also increase as body temperature rises.

UCSF’s Dr. Ashley Mason, “As rates of depression increase, it is exciting to find new methods of treatment. “Perhaps applying temperature treatments at the right time can reduce the impact of depression.” he said.

Research scientific reportsIt was published in .