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Connecting depression and brain cells.
Did you know that the brain can in fact grow new brain cells? New research shows that humans continue to develop new brain cells throughout their life in a process called neurogenesis. This discovery debunks the myth that humans have a finite number of brain cells.
Scientists also discovered that the brain’s ability to grow new [...]
Sex Differences Seen In Response To Common Antidepressant.
Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds. But many members of both sexes may find that it helps ease their depression symptoms.
The persistence of a gender difference in response to the drug — even after the researchers [...]
Antidepressants Tied to Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
By Will Dunham.
Source: ABC News.
A class of drugs used by many people to treat depression may increase chances of gastrointestinal bleeding, although the risk remains low, Spanish researchers said on Monday.
The research looked at antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, and found that bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract is more common [...]
A Combination of Alcohol and Depression Can Be Lethal.
Alcohol and depression appear to go hand in hand these days. It is usually very hard to differentiate an alcoholic person who is depressed from a depressed person who is alcoholic. However, recent findings have shown that people who are depressed are more likely to take up to drinking than alcoholic people are to be [...]
