by Max Planck Society If the immune system attacks its own body, it can often have devastating consequences: autoantibodies bind to the body’s structures, triggering functional disorders. The receptors for glutamate, a neurotransmitter, can also become the target of autoantibodies. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine in Göttingen have been investigating the...
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Do Serotonin and Antidepressants Affect the Microbiome?
By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Logan, MD, MPH The gut microbiota is a collection of about 100 trillion bacteria and other microbes that reside in the intestine of the human body. Studies indicate that the gut microbiota can be significantly affected by antidepressants that target a neurotransmitter called serotonin. Image Credit: Yuliya Apanasenko...
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Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY WASHINGTON–Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes and depression, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. People with diabetes are two to three times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Half to three-quarters of people...
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Some Antidepressants May Help Treat Multiple Infections, Study Says
By Ted Ranosa Tech Times Scientists are looking at the possibility of using some antidepressant drugs to help treat a wide range of infectious diseases. Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University and other organizations examined the impact of a certain type of antidepressants known as functional inhibitors of acid sphingomyelinas, or FIASMAs. These drugs include amitriptyline, desipramine, and nortriptyline. Results showed that FIASMAs...
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Building an Antidepressant Diet
Researchers find that eating these foods can reduce depression. A recent study in BMC Medicine has found that changing your diet could significantly improve your mood. The link between food and mood is part of an emerging field of psychiatry called “nutritional psychiatry.” There is growing scientific evidence that what we eat significantly impacts our emotions and well-being. The randomized controlled study of 67 participants examined the...
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Study identifies a link between antidepressant treatment resistance and inflammation
Researchers at Emory University have found that depressed patients who have not responded to multiple antidepressants exhibit evidence of increased inflammation. Findings were recently published online in the journal, Psychoneuroendocrinology. Levels of inflammation can be easily measured by simple blood tests, like C-reactive protein (CRP), readily available in clinics and hospitals throughout the U.S. Credit: Emory University...
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Could antidepressants stop prostate cancer from spreading?
In almost all cases where prostate cancer spreads to other areas of the body, the disease spreads to the bone first. In a new study, researchers reveal the discovery of an enzyme that helps prostate cancer cells to invade bone. Furthermore, certain antidepressant medications may have the potential to block this enzyme. Researchers suggest that...