Cytokines and Inflammation - Professor Michael Berk

Professor Michael Berk is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and Alfred Deakin Chair of Psychiatry at Deakin University and Barwon Health, where he heads the IMPACT Strategic Research Centre. He holds an Honorary position at both Melbourne and Monash University and is a highly cited researcher with over 800 published papers predominantly in mood disorders. His major interests are in the discovery and implementation of novel therapies, and risk factors and prevention of psychiatric disorders. 

Take-Home Points  

• Inflammation has a number of very important effects in neuronal biology. 

• Studies show interesting results for the use of aspirin in schizophrenia and depression, and also in lithium-associated sexual dysfunction in men. 

• ASPREE is a 5-year study of 19,000 healthy individuals to investigate the effect of aspirin on a healthy lifespan and will look at dementia, stroke, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and depression.

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