Every once in a while the thing you’re looking for can be found right under your nose. Or in your medicine cabinet. Pathologist Paul Mischel, MD, has spent years studying glioblastoma — a difficult to treat, often deadly brain cancer. Recently, he and postdoctoral scholar Junfeng Bi, Ph.D., made a surprising discovery — a common antidepressant,...
by Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology The study looked at gene expression and metabolite content changes in the macaque brain following two-year administration of the common antidepressant fluoxetine, aka. Prozac. The concentrations of some products of metabolism turned out to be decreased compared to the control group of animals. So-called free polyunsaturated fatty acids proved...
