Commercial antidepressants typically take two to four weeks to have a significant effect on a depressed patient. They are also ineffective in many cases. Finding new drugs for depression tha... Read more
A potential new antidepressant and antianxiety treatment with a unique mechanism of action has been developed by scientists at the University of Bath. The compound has shown significant pote... Read more
Study in mice suggests drug could bring new benefits in treating depression by lifting mood within hours, plus offer sustained effectiveness For someone with depression in the midst of a cri... Read more
“One of the biggest problems in the treatment of depression today is a delay in onset of therapeutic effects” More than 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants, but these medications ca... Read more
A well-known party drug known for its hallucinogenic properties has been shown to be a potent treatment for depression after just one dose – and without any psychosis-like side effects. The... Read more
GLYX-13, a molecular cousin to ketamine, induces similar antidepressant results without the street drug side effects Background Major depression affects about 10 percent of the adult populat... Read more
First, let’s get one thing straight. There is no “crisis.” Now that Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Sanofi have either scaled back or (in the case of GSK... Read more
TMS is an effective treatment for patients with depression In one of the first studies to look at transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in real-world clinical practice settings, researcher... Read more
Retinoids have already transformed one rare type of fatal leukemia into a curable disease An antidepressant combined with a drug derived from vitamin A could be used to treat a common adult... Read more
