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Study highlights metabolite targets for depression prevention that are easily modifiable through diet interventions

Researchers used a UHPLC and mass spectrometry-based Metabolon platform to identify and characterize circulating metabolites associated with depression.

1 Aug 2023

Trial evaluates purine P2X7 receptor antagonist JNJ-54175446 in patients with major depressive disorder

Researchers investigated the safety and pharmacokinetics of JNJ-54175446 in a double-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled trial (RCT).

31 Jul 2023

Insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms governing neuropsychiatric symptoms of multiple sclerosis

Researchers pursued insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms governing neuropsychiatric symptoms of MS.

21 Jul 2023

New method could make post-stroke motor rehabilitation more effective and affordable

The longest nerve in the human body starts in the brain and meanders its way down the neck and into the chest, where it splits into separate branches, winding its twisting tendrils to touch each internal organ.

19 Jul 2023

Genes required for complex behaviors originated around 650 million years ago

A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviors originated around 650 million years ago.

14 Jul 2023

New study reveals mast cells' surprising role in allergy-related avoidance behavior

Researchers showed that mast cells and IgE are the key orchestrators of antigen-specific avoidance.

14 Jul 2023

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

One of the most powerful psychedelics known, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been described as causing imaginative visuals akin to the dream state.

11 Jul 2023

Orexin is crucial to the regulation of pupil size, research shows

The way the brain regulates pupil size is different from previously thought: fundamentally responsible is the neurotransmitter orexin, as researchers at ETH Zurich have now shown.

11 Jul 2023

Biomarkers in the brain could redefine mental health conditions

The study of biomarkers in the brain-;powered by cutting-edge machine learning techniques-;could redefine the way mental health conditions are categorized and diagnosed and lead to more effective, personalized treatments.

10 Jul 2023

Study links poor sense of smell with increased risk of depression in older adults

In a study that followed more than 2,000 community-dwelling older adults over eight years, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significant new evidence of a link between decreased sense of smell and risk of developing late-life depression.

26 Jun 2023

New category of depression identified

Scientists at Stanford Medicine conducted a study describing a new category of depression -; labeled the cognitive biotype -; which accounts for 27% of depressed patients and is not effectively treated by commonly prescribed antidepressants.

23 Jun 2023

BU researcher receives $2.8M grant to study serotonin's role in chronic stress and depression

Michael Wallace, PhD, assistant professor of anatomy & neurobiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, was awarded a $2.8 million from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health.

23 Jun 2023

Antidepressant prescriptions may reduce the risk of testing positive for COVID-19

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed antidepressants were significantly less likely to test positive for COVID-19 when admitted to inpatient care.

20 Jun 2023

Serotonin News and Research

Latest Serotonin News and Research

Study highlights metabolite targets for depression prevention that are easily modifiable through diet interventions

Trial evaluates purine P2X7 receptor antagonist JNJ-54175446 in patients with major depressive disorder

Insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms governing neuropsychiatric symptoms of multiple sclerosis

New method could make post-stroke motor rehabilitation more effective and affordable

Genes required for complex behaviors originated around 650 million years ago

New study reveals mast cells' surprising role in allergy-related avoidance behavior

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

Orexin is crucial to the regulation of pupil size, research shows

Biomarkers in the brain could redefine mental health conditions

Study links poor sense of smell with increased risk of depression in older adults

New category of depression identified

BU researcher receives $2.8M grant to study serotonin's role in chronic stress and depression

Antidepressant prescriptions may reduce the risk of testing positive for COVID-19

Intranasal delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 therapeutics may help treat chronic anxiety

Exercise is a viable intervention for improving depression and anxiety in young individuals, study finds

Herbal extracts for mental health: Are they safe for pregnant women?

Is maternal obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with adverse pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes?

Substance P neuropeptides' role in post-COVID-19 conditions suggested in recent study

Review: Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of carcinoid heart disease

Psychedelics reopen ‘critical periods’ for social reward learning, mice study shows

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Serotonin News and Research

Latest Serotonin News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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