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Antidepressant and placebo are equally effective in child pain relief

When used "off-label," the antidepressant amitriptyline works just as well as placebo in treating pain-predominant gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journa ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Antidepressant directly stimulates brain growth factor receptors

The widely used antidepressant and pain medication amitriptyline--but not other closely related drugs -- can impersonate the brain's own growth factors, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have shown.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0