Neuroscience
Insights into depression could aid development of new treatments
Fresh insights into changes in the brain linked to depression could pave the way for new therapies.
Feb 26, 2018
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News tagged with antidepressants
Medications
Should patients stop taking Prozac when pregnant?
Women, and perhaps their doctors, may be concerned when they see reports of a study showing an association between taking fluoxetine, an antidepressant also known as Prozac, during pregnancy and birth defects in children.
May 19, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy increases risk of autism by 87 percent
Using antidepressants during pregnancy greatly increases the risk of autism, Professor Anick Bérard of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine children's hospital revealed today. Prof. Bérard, an ...
Dec 14, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The science behind many antidepressants appears to be backwards, researchers say
The science behind many antidepressant medications appears to be backwards, say the authors of a paper that challenges the prevailing ideas about the nature of depression and some of the world's most commonly prescribed medications.
Feb 18, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Antidepressants are more effective than placebo at treating acute depression in adults, concludes study
Meta-analysis of 522 trials includes the largest amount of unpublished data to date, and finds that antidepressants are more effective than placebo for short-term treatment of acute depression in adults.
Feb 22, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
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 ...
Sep 3, 2012
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Medications
Why ketamine is a speedster antidepressant
Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Medical research
Certain antidepressants could provide treatment for multiple infectious diseases
Some antidepressants could potentially be used to treat a wide range of diseases caused by bacteria living within cells, according to work by researchers in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and collaborators ...
May 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers uncover new information on the effects of antidepressants
The effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other conventional antidepressants are believed to be based on their increasing the levels of serotonin and noradrenalin in synapses, while ketamine, a new ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Medications
Ketamine-based nasal spray to treat depression
The FDA recently approved a ketamine-based drug to assist with treating depression. The new medication, Spravato, is an intranasal spray that can help those suffering with extreme depression who see little results with psychiatric ...
Mar 13, 2019
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