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Scientists may have discovered why severe depression affects women and men differently

UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL Québec City, January 10, 2022 – A team of Université Laval scientists may have discovered why severe depression affects women and men differently, according to a study published today in Nature Communications. The researchers examined the brains of people with depression at the time of death and discovered alterations located in different parts of the...

Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be fast, effective treatment for severe depression
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Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be fast, effective treatment for severe depression

by  University of Chicago Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study at the University of Chicago Medicine and Washington University found that a single inhalation session with 25% nitrous oxide gas was nearly as effective as 50% nitrous oxide at rapidly relieving symptoms of treatment-resistant depression, with fewer adverse side effects. The study, published...