Ketamine can have a “truly remarkable” effect on people with depression, researchers have said after a new study showed promising results among elderly patients. Colleen Loo, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia, led the world’s first randomised control trial into the drug’s effect on people over 60 with treatment-resistant depression. “This...
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Doctors use magnetic stimulation to ‘rewire’ the brain for people with depression
Dr. Andrew Leuchter talks with a patient who is about to undergo transcranial magnetic stimulation, which treats depression by sending magnetic pulses to a specific area of the brain. Americans spend billions of dollars each year on antidepressants, but the National Institutes of Health estimates that those medications work for only 60 percent to...
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Simple blood test points doctors towards best drug to treat depression
Researchers at UT Southwestern have recently made a major breakthrough in developing a simple blood test that could allow physicians to more successfully direct initial drug treatments Due to the lack of a biological test, determining which drug will work best in individuals suffering depression is often a game of trial and error. But...
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First Blood Test To Accurately Diagnose Depression And Schizophrenia Developed
After The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York announced last week the development of a blood test to identify autism in children, there have been reports of yet another advancement in diagnostic technology, this time from scientists at Yale, the John B. Pierce Laboratory, and the VA Medical Center in West Haven, Connecticut. The team has worked...
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How YOGURT can treat depression: Study reveals how the creamy snack’s good bacteria affect your brain
Researchers have found yogurt’s probiotic bacteria cuts levels of a blood metabolite that is linked to depression Experts say the study shows we could soon treat mental health naturally We know it’s good for digestion, clear skin and glossy hair. But a new study has found yogurt could also treat depression. The creamy breakfast snack...
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Depression puts psoriasis patients at significantly greater risk of psoriatic arthritis
New study highlights the need for heightened prevention and management of depression in psoriasis patients, reports the Journal of Investigative Dermatology Philadelphia, PA, February 22, 2017 – Psoriasis is a lifelong disease that is associated with significant cosmetic and physical disability and puts patients at increased risk for many major medical disorders. A multidisciplinary team...
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Could depression be treated with Botox?
In the largest randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study to date on the effect of OnabotulinumtoxinA (as known as Botox) on depression, researchers found that more than half of subjects suffering from moderate to severe depression showed a substantial improvement (greater than or equal to 50% of baseline) in their depressive symptoms as measured by the...
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Narcolepsy Drug Helps Improve Memory in People Recovering From Depression
Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy — excessive daytime sleepiness — can improve memory in patients recovering from depression, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings, published today in the journal Biological Psychiatry: CNNI, result from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and offer hope of a treatment for some of the...