Antidepressants

How Antidepressants Treat Major Depression

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers have developed a new framework explaining how antidepressants, like SSRIs, treat major depressive disorder (MDD) by restoring brain ...

Psychedelics Activate Serotonin to Produce Antidepressant Effect

Debi Johnson

Summary: A new study advanced our understanding of how psychedelic drugs activate serotonin receptors to offer potential treatments for neuropsychiatric ...

Psilocybin Effective as Antidepressant – Neuroscience News

Debi Johnson

Summary: Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, is notably more effective at alleviating depression symptoms than conventional controls. Analyzing ...

AI Predicts Antidepressant Success in a Week

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers developed an AI algorithm that, by analyzing brain scans and clinical information, can predict within a week whether ...

Ketamine Found No Better Than Placebo for Depression in Unique Experiment

Debi Johnson

New research might complicate our understanding of ketamine as a potential treatment for depression. The study found that people with ...

FDA Warns People to Stay Away from Compounded Ketamine

Debi Johnson

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from unapproved sources of ketamine. According to the agency, ...

Ketamine Nasal Spray Better Than Standard Drugs in Major Depression Trial

Debi Johnson

New research appears to show that a ketamine-based nasal spray can outmatch a standard option for people with treatment-resistant depression. ...