CellWell record HH-42343
Falling in love is associated with immune system gene regulation
Damian R Murray; Martie G Haselton; Melissa Fales; Steven W Cole
2019
In plain language
In 47 young women followed for two years, newly falling in love was associated with increased Type I interferon-response gene expression in certain dendritic cells and decreased alpha-defensin gene expression in neutrophils, independent of illness or social isolation changes.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Cohort study
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