Apr 12, 2019
by Jon Hamilton Posted on NPR.ORG April 11, 2019 The anesthetic ketamine can relieve depression in hours and keep it at bay for a week or more. Now scientists have found hints about how ketamine works in the brain. In mice, the drug appears to quickly improve the...
Dec 18, 2018
Expert tips for when grief, family issues or distance from loved ones make the holidays unbearable.The holidays are about being with your loved ones and celebrating with friends and family. But this time of the year can also be challenging for people who have...
Oct 19, 2018
I would like to explain a little how ketamine works. Many years ago, when I first heard of ketamine being used for depression, like many of you, I thought that it was a sham treatment, that all doctors were doing was getting people a high which didn’t fix...
Sep 19, 2018
Highlights: • The new evidence of ketamine ameliorates the depressive-like behaviors in stressed rats. • proBDNF/mBDNF ratio provide novel perspectives and potential targets for the development of effective therapeutic intervention for depression. • The...
Aug 23, 2018
Published Friday 20 July 2018 By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Jasmin Collier The drug used to manage some of the most salient symptoms of Parkinson’s disease is known to expose patients to more motor issues, as part of its side effects. Researchers suggest that...
Aug 14, 2018
Researchers observed no long-term adverse effects in a small sample of patients with severe and treatment-resistant mood disorders who received ketamine infusions as clinical treatment. Although the response and remission rates after a four-infusion protocol were...
