Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Test Shows Experimental Agent Briefly Eases Depression Rapidly

A drug that works through the same brain mechanism as the fast-acting antidepressant ketamine briefly improved treatment-resistant patients' depression symptoms in minutes, with minimal untoward side effects, in a clinical trial conducted by the National Institutes of Health. The experimental agent, called AZD6765, acts through the brain's glutamate chemical messenger system...

URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254013.php

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