Mental Daily

·2 months ago

Researchers inch closer to fully understanding how brain cells conduct antidepressant action

The study centered on a factor closely related to the action of antidepressants, known as the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor. Read More

Clinical

·3 years ago

Ketamine’s antidepressant effect may require opioid system activation

Findings from a double-blind crossover study indicated that ketamine’s acute antidepressant effect involves the activation of the brain’s opioid system. Read More

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Researchers inch closer to fully understanding how brain cells conduct antidepressant action

Ketamine’s antidepressant effect may require opioid system activation