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Years of Prozac Alter Lipids in Young Monkeys’ Brains: Study
Years of Prozac Alter Lipids in Young Monkeys’ Brains: Study
Long-term administration of the antidepressant fluoxetine was tied to decreased concentrations of about 100 different brain lipids in adolescent macaques, hinting at a potential mechanism underlying the drug’s rare but severe side effects.
Long-term administration of the antidepressant fluoxetine was tied to decreased concentrations of about 100 different brain lipids in adolescent macaques, hinting at a potential mechanism underlying the drug’s rare but severe side effects.
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Effects of Antidepressants Span Three Generations in Fish
Diana Kwon | Dec 10, 2018 | 4 min read
Fluoxetine dampened stress responses in zebrafish embryos exposed to the drug—and their descendants.
SSRI Consumption During Pregnancy Linked to Changes in Babies’ Brains
Ashley Yeager | Apr 9, 2018 | 2 min read
MRI data suggest prenatal exposure to the medication increases the volume of brain regions vital to processing emotions.
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A drug commonly used to treat clinical depression sets its effects in motion by hampering the release of an inhibitory neurotransmitter in mice.
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Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 14, 2014 | 3 min read
An SSRI commonly prescribed to treat depression could help prevent the formation of Alzheimer’s disease-associated amyloid plaques.