News tagged with selective inhibitor
Fish exposed to SSRIs exhibit abnormal behavior, study finds
Fish exhibit abnormal behavior and lower levels of anxiety when exposed to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI), which are common drugs used to treat depression, among other disorders. The study, by Baylor University ...
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center testing innovative 'heat therapy' for premature ejaculation
University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is conducting the first ever pilot study to test a new procedure using "heat therapy" or local radiofrequency energy to treat premature ejaculation. The procedure is called image-guided ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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New model for probing antidepressant actions
medicines such as Prozac, Lexapro and Paxil – work by blocking the serotonin transporter, a brain protein that normally clears away the mood-regulating chemical serotonin. Or so the current thinking goes.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Tricyclic anti-depressants linked to increased risk of heart disease
Research that followed nearly 15,000 people in Scotland has shown that a class of older generation anti-depressant is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study showed that tricyclic anti-depressants ...
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Dec 01, 2010 |
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New research helps clinicians predict treatment outcomes for children with OCD
New research from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center may help clinicians better predict how a child with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) will respond to some of the most commonly used treatment approaches. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Patients and doctors are being misled by published data on medicines
The drug reboxetine is, overall, an ineffective and potentially harmful antidepressant, according to a comprehensive study of the evidence published in the British Medical Journal today.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Scientists shed light on how serotonin works
Scripps Research Institute scientists have shown for the first time that the neurotransmitter serotonin uses a specialized signaling pathway to mediate biological functions that are distinct from the signaling pathways used ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Some antidepressants alter peoples' moral judgement
(PhysOrg.com) -- The most common type of antidepressants, serotonin enhancers, alters peoples’ moral judgement and leads to a reduction in aggressive behaviour, a study published today in the journal Proceedings of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Researchers identify potential new drug for neurodegenerative disease
Scientists have discovered a small molecule that helps human cells get rid of the misfolded, disfigured proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative ailments. This potential drug could have applications ...
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Sep 08, 2010 |
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Autism: Lack of evidence for antidepressants
Antidepressants commonly prescribed to people with autistic spectrum disorders cannot be recommended based on current evidence, a new study by Cochrane Researchers concludes. Despite some evidence of benefits in adults diagnosed ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 07, 2010 |
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Helping the brain's messengers get from A to B
In what has been hailed as a breakthrough, scientists from Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College have outlined the molecular mechanism of membrane transport. The research shows how a protein ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Antidepressants linked to cataract risk -- Parkinson's drug may cause corneal damage
This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes new studies on links between eye diseases and two widely-prescribed drugs: SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressants, and am ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 01, 2010 |
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New target for antidepressants revealed in animal study
University of Michigan scientists have provided the most detailed picture yet of a key receptor in the brain that influences the effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants, such as Prozac.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 31, 2010 |
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Switching medications and continuing treatment could help teens with severe depression
More than one-third of teenagers with treatment-resistant depression - many of whom had been depressed for more than two years - became symptom-free six months after switching their medication or combining a medicine switch ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2010 |
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Simple test can detect signs of suicidal thoughts in people taking antidepressants
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA researchers have developed a non-invasive biomarker that may serve as a type of early warning system for doctors and patients.
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Apr 08, 2010 |
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