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Medicine
fromWIRED
17 hours ago

Microdosing for Depression Appears to Work About as Well as Drinking Coffee

Low-dose LSD microdosing failed to outperform placebo for reducing major depressive disorder symptoms in an eight-week Phase 2B trial.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The High-Voltage Quest to Fix the Errant Mind

Sixty to seventy percent of MDD patients improve with psychotherapy and drugs; remaining 30 percent require alternative treatments like ketamine, psilocybin, ECT, and brain stimulation.
fromresund Startups
1 month ago

World's First: FDA Approves Flow Neuroscience Device as First At-Home Brain Stimulation Treatment for Depression

Malmö-based Flow Neuroscience 's revolutionary at-home brain stimulation device for the treatment of depression has already been adopted in clinics across the UK, Europe, and beyond, and helped over 55,000 users. Now It's coming to the US in Q2 of next year. Flow Neuroscience recently announced FDA approval of their breakthrough Flow at-home brain-stimulation device for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).
Medicine
Mental health
fromNature
3 months ago

Sex differences in depression revealed by large genetics study

Women carry more genetic risk variants for major depressive disorder than men, with stronger genetic links to metabolic traits.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Depression That Breaks Reality Itself

Psychotic depression causes delusions or hallucinations during major depressive episodes, producing extreme suffering but responding to safe, effective treatments.
Mental health
fromScienceDaily
7 months ago

How brain cells meant to help may be making depression worse

Astrocytes may significantly contribute to the development of major depressive disorder through neuroinflammation.
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