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New compound may treat depression quickly, with few side effects
Researchers identified a compound that appears to reverse symptoms of depression in rats by strengthening communication in certain regions of the brain in less than 24 hours, as opposed to the weeks it now takes for antidepressant drugs to make a difference for patients.
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Sounds pretty interesting. For those that would like a Tl:dr: Instead of increasing the excitatory serotonin via SSRIs the researchers created a compound that lowers the inhibitory GABA.