omfglearntoplay shares a report from ScienceAlert: There’s already a long list of reasons to like trees, we know. Warding off depression could be the latest entry on that list, based on a study of 9,751 residents in Leipzig, Germany. For a more consistent measure, researchers used antidepressant prescriptions rather than self-reporting to gauge the mental health of communities, and then cross-referenced…
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Female orgasm may have evolved from a trigger for ovulation
A study that gave antidepressants to rabbits suggests that female orgasm may be evolutionarily linked to a mechanism for triggering the release of eggs Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2218111-female-orgasm-may-have-evolved-from-a-trigger-for-ovulation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Genetic Tests for Depression Treatment Aren’t Effective, Experts Say
Dozens of companies invite consumers to spit in a tube to determine which antidepressant is right for them. There’s little evidence that these tests work. Source: https://www.livescience.com/do-genetic-tests-for-antidepressants-work.html
Risk For Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Anticholinergics, Study Suggests
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: A new study suggests that people who take a class of common medicines called anticholinergic drugs for several years may be more likely to develop dementia as they age (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source). Anticholinergic drugs include the antipsychotic clozapine; the bladder drug darifenacin (marketed as Enablex); the…
Magnesium Puts Psychiatric Drugs to Shame for Depression
Sayer Ji – Depression is one of the most widely diagnosed conditions of our time. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/16/magnesium-puts-psychiatric-drugs-to-shame-for-depression/…