Good News Notes: “ Laughing gas has been used to dull pain in dental offices and maternity units for more than a century, and researchers now think the gas, called nitrous oxide, may effectively treat depression when other therapies have failed. That’s according to the results of a small phase 2 clinical trial, published Wednesday in the…
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Ketamine now offered to patients with treatment-resistant depression
Good News Notes: “There are new options for people suffering from treatment-resistant depression. More clinics are offering ketamine, an anesthetic, that has also been abused in the party scene. Julie Hersh is a patient at Actify, a Denver clinic offering IV infusions of ketamine. The 56-year-old has battled depression and bipolar disorder for decades, and…
FSU researchers suggest ketamine could curb alcoholism
Good News Notes: “Could an addictive drug be the key to curbing alcoholism?” “Neuroscience researchers at Florida State University published a study this month suggesting ketamine might reduce an alcoholic’s desire to drink.” “For around three years, the team tested lab rats finding ketamine, commonly used as an anesthetic, dropped alcohol use by 70 to…
Ketamine May Relieve Depression By Repairing Damaged Brain Circuits
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/11/712295937/ketamine-may-relieve-depression-by-repairing-damaged-brain-circuits?ft=nprml&f=