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Linking neuropsychiatric disease to neuronal metabolism

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Stress is an important risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders such as major depression, but the underlying biological mechanisms remain largely unclear. A recent study has revealed a mechanism that regulates neuronal metabolism and mitochondrial function, and thereby drives stress susceptibility and disease outcomes.

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Fig. 1: Stress susceptibility through mitochondrial neuronal metabolism.

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