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Study Links Depression with High Levels of an Amino Acid

Experiments in animals and observations in humans suggest that the amount of proline circulating in one’s plasma has a strong association with depression severity.

Study Links Depression with High Levels of an Amino Acid

Experiments in animals and observations in humans suggest that the amount of proline circulating in one’s plasma has a strong association with depression severity.

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Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Depression Symptoms: Study

Catherine Offord | Oct 7, 2019 | 2 min read

The effects of the therapy in a small group of patients were long-lasting, researchers say, adding to evidence that the approach works for treatment-resistant depression.

Antidepressant Approvals Could Herald New Era in Psychiatric Drugs

Bianca Nogrady | Oct 1, 2019 | 9 min read

The FDA has given the green light to the first major new classes of antidepressant therapies in decades, opening up new avenues for therapeutic development.

Image of the Day: Release Your Inhibitions

The Scientist Staff | Jul 31, 2017 | 1 min read

A drug commonly used to treat clinical depression sets its effects in motion by hampering the release of an inhibitory neurotransmitter in mice.