A Potential New Class of Fast-Acting Antidepressant
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 03:30
in Health & Medicine
More than 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants, but these medications can take weeks--and for some patients, months--before they begin to alleviate symptoms. Now, scientists from the University of Chicago have discovered that selectively blocking a serotonin receptor subtype induces fast-acting antidepressant effects in mice, indicating a potential new class of therapeutics for depression. The work was published Oct. 29 in Molecular Psychiatry.