Study shows how serotonin and a popular anti-depressant affect the gut ’s microbiota
In this study, we were interested in finding out why they might do so,” said Hsiao, UCLA assistant professor of integrative biology and physiology, and of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics in the UCLA College; and of digestive diseases in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.Hsiao and her research group reported in the journal Cell in 2015 that in mice, a specific mixture of bacteria, consisting mainly of Turicibacter sanguinis and Clostridia, produces molecules that signal to gut cells to increase production of serotonin. When Hsiao’s team raised mice without the bacteria, more than 50% of t...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 6, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Psychotherapy Alone First Line of Treatment for Depressed Youth
Adding fluoxetine to cognitive behavioral therapy did not further reduce depressive symptoms (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - August 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
The addition of fluoxetine to cognitive behavioural therapy for youth depression (YoDA-C): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial - Davey CG, Chanen AM, Hetrick SE, Cotton SM, Ratheesh A, Amminger GP, Koutsogiannis J, Phelan M, Mullen E, Harrison BJ, Rice S, Parker AG, Dean OM, Weller A, Kerr M, Quinn AL, Catania L, Kazantzis N, McGorry PD, Berk M.
BACKGROUND: Medication is commonly used to treat youth depression, but whether medication should be added to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as first-line treatment is unclear. We aimed to examine whether combined treatment with CBT and fluoxetine was ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
How a popular antidepressant drug could rewire the brain
(American Chemical Society) Prozac ® , the trade name for the drug fluoxetine, was introduced to the US market for the treatment of depression in 1988. Thirty years later, scientists still don't know exactly how the medication exerts its mood-lifting effects. Now, researchers report that, in addition to the drug's known action on serotonin receptors, fluoxetine could rearrange nerve fibers in the hippocampus of mouse brains. They report their results in ACS Chemical Neuroscience. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What are the differences between Prozac and Zoloft?
Prozac and Zoloft are two types of antidepressant. In this article, we compare the uses, dosages, and side effects of the two drugs. We also look at their interactions with other medicines and discuss whether people can take Prozac and Zoloft together. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac Weekly)
Title: fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac Weekly)Category: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/3/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - July 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Zoloft (sertraline) vs. Prozac (fluoxetine)
Title: Zoloft (sertraline) vs. Prozac (fluoxetine)Category: MedicationsCreated: 6/26/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/26/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - June 26, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
New Research Is Focusing on Treating Teens ’ Suicidal Thoughts With Support of Friends, Family
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. (Source: TIME: Health)
Source: TIME: Health - June 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jill U. Adams / Undark Tags: Uncategorized mental health onetime syndication Source Type: news
AMP-Activated Protein Kinase: Potential Target for TNBC AMP-Activated Protein Kinase: Potential Target for TNBC
Metformin, fluoxetine, and other AMPK agonists significantly inhibit TNBC. Will targeted therapy finally become an option for this aggressive disease?Breast Cancer Research (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Dorothy Rowe obituary
Psychologist who believed in listening to patients, and could express complex ideas with brilliant simplicityDorothy Rowe, who has died aged 88, was one of the earliest figures in psychology to build a bridge between the sometimes arcane world of clinical practice and the general public. Coming to prominence in the 1980s, particularly with her book Depression: The Way Out of Your Prison, she made a career around the principle of listening to the patient in matters of mental illness rather than simply seeing them as problems to be solved – often by drugs or ECT, what Dorothy called “the equivalent of blood-letting”.Do...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Tim Lott Tags: Psychology Education Science Higher education UK news Australia news World news Source Type: news
Lupin launches generic antidepressant tablets in US
The company has launched its Fluoxetine tablets USP in the strength of 60mg after having received an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - April 9, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Depression drugs: battling blues
The first new anti-depressant since Prozac provides hope amid the gloom (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - March 18, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
