Turning to turkey's tryptophan to boost mood? Not so fast
Every Thanksgiving, myths of the quasi-magical powers of tryptophan rise again.
Nov 21, 2019
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Every Thanksgiving, myths of the quasi-magical powers of tryptophan rise again.
Nov 21, 2019
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Taking antidepressants while expecting a baby is linked to a heightened risk of developing diabetes that is specifically related to pregnancy, known as gestational diabetes, finds research published in the online journal ...
Oct 1, 2019
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One of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, leads to an early reduction in anxiety symptoms, commonly found in depression, several weeks before any improvement in depressive symptoms, a UCL-led clinical trial has ...
Sep 19, 2019
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Research shows that controlling inflammation may be key to helping the brain develop the flexibility to respond to antidepressant drugs, potentially opening the way for treatment for many millions of people who do not respond ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Researchers have found that focusing powerful non-invasive magnet stimulation on a specific brain area can improve the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This opens the way to treat the large minority of sufferers ...
Sep 8, 2019
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Prozac, the trade name for the drug fluoxetine, was introduced to the U.S. market for the treatment of depression in 1988. Thirty years later, scientists still don't know exactly how the medication exerts its mood-lifting ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Common antidepressants interact with the opioid pain medication tramadol to make it less effective for pain relief, according to a study from University Hospitals (UH). These findings have important implications for the opioid ...
Jun 26, 2019
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Depression is a common and serious problem for older adults. Some 15 to 20 percent of people aged 65 and older who live independently deal with symptoms of major depressive disorder. For residents of nursing homes, the rates ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Depression is a common mental disorder affecting over 300 million people across the world. It's estimated that one in ten people in Australia (10.4%) suffer from depression.
Apr 12, 2019
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In a simulated study, exposure to and maximum blood concentrations of two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - commonly used to treat anxiety and depression in adolescents—differed depending on whether the ...
Apr 8, 2019
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