Posts Tagged ‘antidepressants’
After brain injury, add antidepressants
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Antidepressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a new study. Continue…
Thursday, April 21, 2011 14:44 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2011 11:52 - 3 Comments
After stroke, add antidepressants
U. IOWA (US) — Taking a short course of antidepressants after a stroke appears to boost physically recovery months after the medication is stopped. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2011 16:09 - 0 Comments
Med helps depressed seniors stay sharp
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Depressed older adults with mild cognitive impairment showed improvements in language, memory, and executive functioning when they were treated with the dementia medication donepezil. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 19, 2010 14:56 - 1 Comment
Antidepressant has ‘magic’ properties
YALE (US)—Researchers have discovered how a novel antidepressant can take effect in hours, rather than the weeks or months usually required for most drugs currently on the market. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2010 12:54 - 2 Comments
Depression, brain injury go hand-in-hand
U. WASHINGTON (US)—More than half of adults who suffer a traumatic brain injury develop major depression in the following year, according to a new study, but less than 50 percent of them receive antidepressant medications or counseling. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 16:35 - 1 Comment
Personality-changing meds boost mood
U. PENN/NORTHWESTERN/VANDERBILT (US)—Antidepressant medications—particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs—can substantially change patients’ personalities. The personality changes appeared to be linked to long-term improvements in mood, a new study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2009 14:00 - 28 Comments
‘Female Viagra’ targets brain to boost sex drive
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—A drug originally designed to fight depression has shown to increase sex drive in women with low libido. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 14, 2009 9:51 - 3 Comments
Depression kills cravings for delight
Decreased motivation to seek and experience pleasurable experiences, known as anhedonia, is a primary symptom of major depressive disorder. Anhedonia is less responsive to many antidepressants and often persists after other symptoms of depression subside.
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2009 12:28 - 2 Comments
Infertility risk rises for men on depression meds
“It’s fairly well known that SSRI antidepressants negatively impact erectile function and ejaculation,” says Peter Schlegel, the study’s senior author. “This study goes one step further, demonstrating that they can cause a major increase in genetic damage to sperm.”
