Sunday, June 24, 2018

Rat Study Shows How Ketamine Combats Depression

Two out of three participants in clinical studies with previously untreatable depression experience a fast and long-lasting end to their depressive symptoms after receiving ketamine intravenously. The effects of ketamine generally last about a week — much longer than would be expected with ketamine’s six-hour half-life in the body.

But the exact mechanism behind ketamine’s success has remained unclear.

Now, in a new rodent study, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago...


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