Antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs have been the first line of treatment for mood ...

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects. Most of us have ...

The evolutionary perspective on depression suggest that depression may have healing value in its own right. Some ...

Researchers have discovered new connections between the gut and brain that hold promise for more targeted treatments for ...

Results identify intestinal epithelial 5-HT as a new and potentially safer therapeutic target for mood regulation.

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue.

Every Christmas, Sophie Proctor would agonise about going out to party with her friends. Having been taking antidepressants ...

Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this population.

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the ...

Antidepressants are a group of medications used to treat conditions such as depression and anxiety. “Antidepressant is an umbrella term that includes several classes of drugs, but there are ...

Antidepressants are medications medical professionals use to treat mental health conditions, such as: depression anxiety mood disorders Antidepressants work by balancing chemicals in your brain ...