A widely held belief about the relationship between serotonin and depression is being contested by a University College London research group. (Credit: Bryan Bruno/MidCityTMS) The serotonin theory of depression postulates serotonin
A Georgia State University research team has used CRISPR gene editing technology to show how the Avpr1a receptor affects social behaviors in hamsters. CRISPR-Cas9 technology was utilized by a team
A Caltech research team has demonstrated how gut metabolite, 4-ethylphenyl sulfate (4EPS), induces anxiety-like behaviors in mice through the reduction of oligodendrocytes. For the last decade, many papers have been
A new randomized-controlled trial has shown fluvoxamine, an antidepressant, significantly reduces hospitalizations due to COVID-19 (79 [11%] of 741 in the fluvoxamine group .vs. 119 [16%] of 756 in the
Over the course of a multidecade longitudinal study, the researchers discovered that exercise reduces the risk of incurring future anxiety disorders by 62%. In a recently published study, a Swedish
When compared to the antidepressant treatment group, physical exercise as a therapy alternative was equally beneficial in alleviating depressive symptoms in the short term (1 month). Depression is a common
