Author: Megan Thielking / Source: STAT s ketamine makes waves in the field of mental health, there’s a mystery around the drug that continues to elude scientists: how, exactly, it works in the brains of people with depression. ANow, scientists have uncovered a process that might contribute to

Author: Ilana Marcus / Source: Washington Post Grit alone got Linda Greene through her husband’s muscular dystrophy, her daughter’s traumatic brain injury, and her own mysterious illness that lasted for three years and left her vomiting daily before doctors identified the cause. But eventually,

Author: Laura Sanders / Source: Science News With great fanfare, a new antidepressant entered the U.S. market in March, the first fundamentally new medicine for depression in decades. Based on the anesthetic ketamine, the drug — called Spravato — is intended to help people with severe depression

Author: Laura Sanders / Source: Science News Doctors have a new weapon in the fight against particularly pernicious depression: a drug based on the powerful anesthetic ketamine. The drug — called Spravato and developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — was approved on March 5 by the U.S. Food

Author: Derek Beres / Source: Big Think Leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables, and oysters top the list of depression-fighting foods. Organ meats are also near the top of nutrient-dense food sources that should be included in your diet. Researchers focus more on what to eat rather than what to