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Antidepressants
Antidepressant: Anything, and especially a drug, used to prevent or treat depression. The available antidepressant drugs include the SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, tetracyclic antidepressants, and others. They aim to correct chemical imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain that are believed to be responsible for changes in mood and behavior.
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JUN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Depression is tagged with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers believed that acute depr ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A soon to be published study investigated the relationship between antihypertensive drug use and dementia in older adult ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University presented the findings of their study published in L ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUN 05, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 04, 2019Health & Medicine
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates that 18% of adults in the United States suffer from an anxie ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a Japanese study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, antidepressant drugs targeted for treatin ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 29, 2019Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimate that over 17 million adults in the US have had at least one major depre ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 19, 2019Health & Medicine
Mental health disorders are common among elite athletes (those who competed at the professional, Olympic, or c ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 14, 2019Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAPR 10, 2019Health & Medicine
In a study published in February in the journal, Nature researchers report more evidence that microbial diversity ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 28, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Since the FDA approved of the first drug derived from cannabis last year, pharmaceutical companies big and small are tak ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAR 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first ever drug specifically for the treatment of postpartum ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 11, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Many individuals going through depression gain little benefit from treatments whether drugs or talk therapy. Depression ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cigarette smokers become addicted to nicotine, a highly addictive substance that is absorbed through the skin, mouth, an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
About 6.7 percent of Americans had a major depressive episode in 2016. SSRIs are often prescribed as a treatment, but do ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2019Cardiology
Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that 72,000 deaths were the result of opioid a ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 24, 2019Cannabis Sciences
According to the largest brain imaging study conducted by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, MD, founder of Amen Clinics in Costa ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 08, 2018Health & Medicine
Ask anyone who suffers from an autoimmune disease or fibromyalgia about the most challenging aspect of their cond ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 05, 2018Cardiology
Sex is an important component in the lives of most healthy adults. As such, it is essential for providers working with p ...Written By: Abbie ArceNOV 09, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report in The Atlantic highlights the "invisible" marijuana addicts among today's ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 13, 2018Neuroscience
Depression is a significant mental health disorder that thousands of people suffer from on a daily basis. According to t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Mental illness is complicated because while the causes are rooted in brain chemistry, neurological injury or other mecha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The capacity of brain cells to change is referred to as "plasticity” and according to a new study a decline i ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JUN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Depression is tagged with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers believed that acute depr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A soon to be published study investigated the relationship between antihypertensive drug use and dementia in older adult
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University presented the findings of their study published in L
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates that 18% of adults in the United States suffer from an anxie
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a Japanese study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, antidepressant drugs targeted for treatin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 29, 2019
Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimate that over 17 million adults in the US have had at least one major depre
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Mental health disorders are common among elite athletes (those who competed at the professional, Olympic, or c
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 14, 2019
Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
APR 10, 2019
Health & Medicine
In a study published in February in the journal, Nature researchers report more evidence that microbial diversity
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Since the FDA approved of the first drug derived from cannabis last year, pharmaceutical companies big and small are tak
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first ever drug specifically for the treatment of postpartum
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 11, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Many individuals going through depression gain little benefit from treatments whether drugs or talk therapy. Depression
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cigarette smokers become addicted to nicotine, a highly addictive substance that is absorbed through the skin, mouth, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
About 6.7 percent of Americans had a major depressive episode in 2016. SSRIs are often prescribed as a treatment, but do
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2019
Cardiology
Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that 72,000 deaths were the result of opioid a
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 24, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
According to the largest brain imaging study conducted by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, MD, founder of Amen Clinics in Costa
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
Ask anyone who suffers from an autoimmune disease or fibromyalgia about the most challenging aspect of their cond
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 05, 2018
Cardiology
Sex is an important component in the lives of most healthy adults. As such, it is essential for providers working with p
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
NOV 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report in The Atlantic highlights the "invisible" marijuana addicts among today's
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 13, 2018
Neuroscience
Depression is a significant mental health disorder that thousands of people suffer from on a daily basis. According to t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Mental illness is complicated because while the causes are rooted in brain chemistry, neurological injury or other mecha
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The capacity of brain cells to change is referred to as "plasticity” and according to a new study a decline i
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin