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Study links long-term antidepressant use to increased risk of sudden cardi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology's EHRA 2025 congress reveals a concerning link between the use of antidepressants (AD) and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), particularly for those with prolonged use of the medication.
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New study explains how antidepressants can protect against infections, sep
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Antidepressants, such as Prozac, are routinely used to treat mental health issues, but recent research reveals they may also protect against major infections and life-threatening sepsis. Scientists at the Salk Institute have now discovered how medications regulate the immune system and prote
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Study finds how antidepressants have potential for treating brain tumours
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Glioblastoma is an extremely aggressive brain tumour that is currently incurable. Cancer doctors can increase their patients' life expectancy with surgeries, radiation, chemotherapy, or surgical procedures. Nonetheless, half of patients die within a year of diagnosis.
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Researchers reveal new indications to mechanism behind treatment-resistan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental illness that is incapacitating for many people. It has long been understood that MDD is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors.
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Research identifies subtype of depression
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have described a novel subtype of depression known as the cognitive biotype, which affects 27 per cent of people with depression but is unresponsive to treatment with antidepressants that are frequently administered.
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Study suggests anti-depressant reduces stress, depression
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Depression affects millions of people globally as a result of psychological stress. Most antidepressant drugs, on the other hand, are slow, prone to resistance, and have severe side effects, prompting the creation of more effective therapeutic options.
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Researchers reveal how anti-depressant reduces stress, depression
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Millions of individuals worldwide suffer from depression as a result of psychological stress. However, most antidepressant medications are sluggish, prone to resistance, and have severe side effects, necessitating the development of more effective therapy alternatives.
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Researchers find out if antidepressants are effective in treating chronic
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An international team of researchers, including academics from the University of Warwick, has found that some classes of antidepressants were effective in treating certain pain conditions in adults, but others were either not effective, or the effectiveness was unknown
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Most antidepressants ineffective in treating common pain conditions: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Some antidepressant medications work for some pain conditions, but the majority are either ineffective or the evidence is incomplete, according to a review of the most recent evidence published in The BMJ.
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Study finds number of hours worked in stressful jobs led to risk of depres
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Michigan [US], October 23 (ANI): According to recent research, the more hours every week someone works in a stressful job, the more likely they are to develop depression.
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Research: Likelihood of depression increases with hours worked in stressfu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Michigan [US], October 20 (ANI): According to recent research by doctors, the more hours per week someone works in a demanding job, the greater their chance of developing depression is.
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Researchers discover new approach into lithium's effectiveness for bipolar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], October 18 (ANI): Bipolar disorder, a neuropsychiatric illness characterised by manic and depressed episodes, affects around 1 per cent of the population and is heavily impacted by heredity.
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