Dissecting depression’s circuitry
With its wide range of symptoms and variable severity, depression might seem hopelessly complicated. But a spate of recent studiesContinue Reading
Tag: serotonin
Blunting psychosis without side effects
In Molecular Psychiatry last week, researchers presented two new drugs that show antipsychotic-like effects in mice, without the side effects associatedContinue Reading
Antipsychotic balancing act?
A new study in Cell proposes that the therapeutic effects of both atypical antipsychotic drugs and the newer glutamate candidates dependContinue Reading
Advancing drug discovery for schizophrenia
Over 200 researchers gathered at the lofty, fortieth floor location of the New York Academy of Sciences on 10-11 March 2011Continue Reading
Serotonin receptors reduced in first-episode schizophrenia
The frontal cortex in people with schizophrenia contains abnormally low levels of the 5HT2A type of serotonin receptor, according to aContinue Reading
A new suspect in SIDS
Along with the joy of a welcoming a new baby, parents also face the specter of SIDS, or Sudden InfantContinue Reading
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