New use for an old drug: How does ketamine combat depression?
Sagnik Nag, Amity University, Kolkata According to researchers from three Canadian universities, a group of proteins called 4E-BPs, involved in memory formation, is the key to unlocking the antidepressant effect of ketamine in the brain. The discovery could throw light upon better and safer treatments for certain patients suffering from clinical depression. Unlike standard antidepressants, […]