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Targeting inflammation to treat depression

Researchers at Emory University have found that a medication that inhibits inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression. The study was published Sept. 3 in the online version of Archives of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Unethical advertising at launch of antidepressants

The new feature of the antidepressant drugs of the 1990s was that they had milder side-effects than their predecessors. Combined with aggressive marketing, this meant that annual sales in Sweden increased from just under ...

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could an old antidepressant treat sickle cell disease?

(Medical Xpress)—An antidepressant drug used since the 1960s may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease, according to a surprising new finding made in mice and human red blood cells by a team ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Glutamate neurotransmission system may be involved with depression risk

Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by the neurotransmitter glutamate appear to increase the risk ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers reveal more effective way of testing therapies to treat depression

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have found a new method for studying depression in rats that mirrors an aspect of the mood-related symptoms of the condition in humans. Until now, the lack of animal models ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common brain receptor in eyes may link epilepsy, cataracts and antidepressants

Researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and Columbia University have discovered that the most common receptor for the major neurotransmitter in the brain is also present in the lens ...

Medical research created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Magnetic therapy becoming more popular for treating depression

(Medical Xpress) -- A new magnetic therapy that treats major depression recently received a major boost when the government announced Medicare will cover the procedure in Illinois.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Shingles vaccination is a must, says microbiologist

Terry D. Connell, PhD, knows a lot about the immune system: he's a University at Buffalo professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences who conducts research on ...

Immunology created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Biomarkers for antidepressant treatment response

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) have identified new biomarkers for antidepressant treatment response, an important step towards developing personalised ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antidepressant-suicide link in youths absent in new analysis

In 2004, concerns about antidepressant drugs increasing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young patients prompted the FDA to issue a rare "black box warning." Now, a new analysis of clinical trial data finds that treatment ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study clarifies antidepressant contribution to arrhythmia risk

A 2011 warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the popular antidepressant citalopram (Celexa) left many patients and physicians with more questions than answers. Now an analysis of the medical records of ...

Medications created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spouses of people suffering a heart attack need care for increased risk of depression and suicide

Spouses of people who suffer a sudden heart attack (an acute myocardial infarction) have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, or suicide after the event, even if their partner survives, according to new research published ...

Cardiology created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study uncovers key to antidepressant response

Through a series of investigations in mice and humans, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Results ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Record 4.02 billion prescriptions in United States in 2011

People in the United States took more prescription drugs than ever last year, with the number of prescriptions increasing from 3.99 billion (with a cost of $308.6 billion) in 2010 to 4.02 billion (with a cost of $319.9 billion) ...

Medications created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Opioids involved in most medical overdose deaths

(HealthDay)—Opioid analgesics are involved in the majority of pharmaceutical-related overdose deaths, frequently involving drugs prescribed for mental health conditions, according to a research letter published ...

Medications created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0