Similarly , a 2009 study showed that mice that with chronic inflammation showed depressive symptoms , but blocking a key inflammatory enzyme alleviated the downer behavior in the mice .
In doing so , mr downer accidentally made a useful contribution to highlighting the real value of established media over the myriad of online and new media bloggs competing for reader attention .
Mr downer has previously acknowledged he was personally briefed by dr gee on the expert 's return from iraq , but has never revealed the contents of that briefing .