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Depression Treatments Inspired By Club Drug Move Ahead In Tests
2015-05-28 23:51:25| Biotech - Topix.net
"We're getting closer and closer to having really, truly next-generation treatments that are better and quicker than existing ones," says Dr. Carlos Zarate , a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health. The new drugs are based on the anesthetic ketamine, which is also a popular club drug known as Special K. Unlike current antidepressants, which can take weeks to work, ketamine-like drugs have an immediate effect.
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals