Science news articles about 'drugs to treat depression'

  • Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective, UT Southwestern researchers find

    ... and provide a new direction for developing drugs to treat depression, said Dr. Luis Parada, chairman of ... timeframe for medicated patients to feel less depressed, it takes several weeks for new nerve ...
  • Learning how not to be afraid

    ... molecular and cellular levels may prove to be an interesting route to identifying novel drugs to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Kandel, who trained as a psychiatrist, is intrigued by the new ...
  • Hunting for the Prozac gene

    ... to discover reliable pharmacogenic markers for antidepressants such as Prozac. "Many drugs for treating depression are on the market," says Dr. Gurwitz. "The most popular ones ― including Prozac ― ...

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