Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 04:35
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. In addition, the researchers found that antidepressants and exercise use the same biochemical pathway to exert their effects.
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