Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/10/08/new-target-in-brain-for-treating-depression-the-bmp-pathway/
A significant number of patients do not respond to antidepressant drugs, and some even feel worse, a somber fact that emphasizes the urgent need to find other treatment options.
In a new study on mice, scientists at Northwestern Medicine have discovered a pathway in the brain that may be a promising new drug target for people with non-responsive depression.
Sarah Brooker, the first author and an M.D./Ph.D student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine explains:
Identifying new pathways that can be targeted for drug design is an important step forward in improving the treatment of depressive disorders
Brooker conducted the study in the lab of senior study author Dr. Jack Kessler, a professor of neurology at Feinberg and a Northwestern Medicine neurologist.
The aim of their research is to gain a better understanding of how current antidepressants work in the brain, with the ultimate goal of finding new drug ta…
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/10/08/new-target-in-brain-for-treating-depression-the-bmp-pathway/
A significant number of patients do not respond to antidepressant drugs, and some even feel worse, a somber fact that emphasizes the urgent need to find other treatment options.
In a new study on mice, scientists at Northwestern Medicine have discovered a pathway in the brain that may be a promising new drug target for people with non-responsive depression.
Sarah Brooker, the first author and an M.D./Ph.D student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine explains:
Identifying new pathways that can be targeted for drug design is an important step forward in improving the treatment of depressive disorders
Brooker conducted the study in the lab of senior study author Dr. Jack Kessler, a professor of neurology at Feinberg and a Northwestern Medicine neurologist.
The aim of their research is to gain a better understanding of how current antidepressants work in the brain, with the ultimate goal of finding new drug ta…
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