An online experimental medicine trial on the effect of 28-day simvastatin administration on emotional processing, reward learning, working memory and salivary cortisol in healthy volunteers at risk for depression: OxSTEP protocol

<p><strong>Background:&nbsp;</strong>Evidence suggests inflammation may be a key mechanism by which psychosocial stress, including loneliness, predisposes to depression. Observational and clinical studies have suggested simvastatin, with its anti-inflammatory properties, may ha...

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Main Authors: Waters, S, De Giorgi, R, Quinton, AMG, Gillespie, AL, Murphy, SE, Cowen, PJ, Harmer, CJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023