Researchers say a number of drugs currently used to treat autoimmune diseases also appear to treat signs of depression. These medicines are known as anti-inflammatories. They help to reduce inflammation in the body. Inflammation is the pain and expansion, or swelling, of damaged tissue. An autoimmune disease is a disease where the body attacks itself. Examples include the skin condition psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and Crohn's disease. White blood cells are part of the body’s natural defense against disease. They help to protect us against infection. In autoimmune diseases, the white blood cells are over-activated. Instead of simply attacking bacteria and viruses, the body’s natural defense system also attacks healthy tissue. To treat an autoimmune disease, patients often are told to take anti-inflammatory drugs. Now, a study suggests that the drugs also appear to treat signs of depression.
Title: Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Help Fight Depression
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1506/depression_drugs.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Help Fight Depression' data-article-id='2013'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11750'>Researchers say a number of drugs currently used to treat autoimmune diseases also appear to treat signs of depression.</span> <span data-start-time='11750' data-end-time='16792'>These medicines are known as anti-inflammatories.</span> <span data-start-time='16792' data-end-time='21042'>They help to reduce inflammation in the body.</span> <span data-start-time='21042' data-end-time='28646'>Inflammation is the pain and expansion, or swelling, of damaged tissue.</span> <span data-start-time='28646' data-end-time='35625'>An autoimmune disease is a disease where the body attacks itself.</span> <span data-start-time='35625' data-end-time='47146'>Examples include the skin condition psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and Crohn's disease.</span> <span data-start-time='47146' data-end-time='53542'>White blood cells are part of the body’s natural defense against disease.</span> <span data-start-time='53542' data-end-time='57500'>They help to protect us against infection.</span> <span data-start-time='57500' data-end-time='64271'>In autoimmune diseases, the white blood cells are over-activated.</span> <span data-start-time='64271' data-end-time='75000'>Instead of simply attacking bacteria and viruses, the body’s natural defense system also attacks healthy tissue.</span> <span data-start-time='75000' data-end-time='83167'>To treat an autoimmune disease, patients often are told to take anti-inflammatory drugs.</span> <span data-start-time='83167' data-end-time='90750'>Now, a study suggests that the drugs also appear to treat signs of depression.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1506/depression_drugs.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7549 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