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·September 29, 2016·4 min read

Alcohol Shown to Act in Same Way as Rapid Antidepressants

Researchers report alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that have proven to be rapidly effective antidepressants.

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·September 7, 2016·6 min read

Is Sufficient Sleep Key to Successful Antidepressant Response?

Researchers report a precise sleep schedule could affect antidepressant remission rates and response time.

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·September 6, 2016·4 min read

A New Angle on Anxiety

Researchers have identified specific neurons in the hypothalamus that play a central role in triggering anxiety.

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·August 24, 2016·7 min read

How Do Antidepressants Trigger Fear and Anxiety?

Researchers have mapped out a serotonin-driven anxiety circuit that may explain the side effects of anxiety and fear experienced by some patients taking SSRIs.

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·August 10, 2016·2 min read

Researchers Seek New Form of Antidepressant

Researchers are embarking on a new project to develop more effective treatments for depression.

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·July 12, 2016·4 min read

New Antidepressant Target Discovered: Mouse Study

A new study reveals decreasing a specific set of proteins reduces depression in mice.

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·June 17, 2016·4 min read

Antidepressant Drug Enhance Feelings of Control in Depression

A new study reports the way antidepressants affect learning about control and helplessness could explain why the therapeutic effects take time, as well as why their effectiveness differs among people.

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·June 15, 2016·5 min read

Antidepressants Taken During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn Brain Activity

Fetal exposure to SRI antidepressants may affect the brain activity in newborns, a new study reports.

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·May 22, 2016·3 min read

Study Aims to Find Anti-Depressants That Work Faster For Patients

Researchers are testing a new method that could help find the best anti-depressants for individual patients more efficiently.

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·May 18, 2016·5 min read

How Depression and Antidepressant Drugs Work

A new study shows the effectiveness of ketamine in treating depression in a mouse model of the disease and also helps bring together two hypotheses for the cause of depression.

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·May 17, 2016·6 min read

Magic Mushroom Compound May Provide New Avenues for Antidepressant Research

In a new study, researchers report on the potential for using psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound derived from magic mushrooms, for treating patients with treatment resistant depression.