New avenue for anti-depressant therapy discovered
Researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery revealing new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety.
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Researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery revealing new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety.
18 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Anti-inflammatory drugs, like those used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis could in future be used to treat some cases of depression...
18 August 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Researchers at Imperial College have studied how the psychedelic substance LSD works in the brain and the effect on speech and language, discovering that...
4 August 2016 | By National Institute of Health (NIH)
Scientists have discovered 15 genome sites — the first ever — linked to depression in people of European ancestry. Many of these regions of depression-linked genetic variation turn out to be involved in regulating gene expression and the birth of new neurons in the developing brain...
12 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Using gene therapy, scientists from Northwestern Medicine have identified a target in the brain that could lead to new treatments for depression...