Posted by FredPotter on July 10, 2007, at 19:52:56
In the latest edition of Scientific American: MIND, there's a story about Ketamine as a cure for depression. It seems all our theories about serotonin, norepinephrine and even neuron regeneration may have been wrong. It was found that 71% of a group of treatment resistant depressives responded in an hour or two and the effect lasted for days. It's thought the effect is to do with NMDA and glutamate and is independent of the temporary hallucinogenic effects. The main problem now is how to make a drug that has the anti-depressant effect without the psychotic effect. It looks very promising - and fast. Our troubles may all be over in a a few years
Fred
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