News tagged with ketamine
First ever large-scale study of ketamine users published
Nov 16, 2009 |
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The first ever large-scale, longitudinal study of ketamine users has been published online today in the journal Addiction. With Ketamine (K, Special K) use increasing faster than any other drug in the UK (British Crime ...
Ketamine reduces suicidality in depressed patients
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Drug treatment options for depression can take weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge, which is clearly inadequate for those at immediate risk of suicide. However, intravenous (IV) ketamine, a drug previously used as ...
Ecstasy use up as methamphetamine levels off
Jun 11, 2009 |
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An increase in the use of ecstasy may be due to the outlawing of the party pill drug BZP and the bad reputation of P, according to the latest findings of the illicit drugs monitoring work done by Massey University researchers.
Migraine prevention by targeting glutamate receptors?
Apr 29, 2009 |
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When migraine strikes, because of severe pain, often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound, sufferers are effectively disabled for up to 72 hours. Since they are forced to stop what they are doing until ...
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Researchers explore the antidepressant effects of ketamine
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Drug treatments for depression can take many weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge. The excruciating and disabling nature of depression highlights the urgency of developing treatments that act more rapidly. Ketamine, ...
Study shows how 'horse tranquiliser' stops depression
May 02, 2008 |
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Researchers have shown exactly how the anaesthetic ketamine helps depression with images that show the orbitofrontal cortex – the part of the brain that is overactive in depression – being ‘switched off’.
Patterns of normal brain activity may predispose individuals to different symptoms of psychosis
Jun 18, 2008 |
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A new study released today offers a potential predictive technique to anticipate how individuals might behave during a psychotic episode. The study, in the June 18 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, related the brain ...
Knowing how ketamine impairs brain circuitry may lead to new therapies for schizophrenia
Dec 06, 2007 |
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Scientists know that the drug ketamine – street name “Special K” – can induce schizophrenia-like symptoms in drug abusers. Ketamine is also used as an anesthetic and, more recently, as an antidepressant – raising concerns ...
Faster-acting antidepressants closer to becoming a reality
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 24, 2007 |
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A new study has revealed more about how the medication ketamine, when used experimentally for depression, relieves symptoms of the disorder in hours instead of the weeks or months it takes for current antidepressants to work. ...
Millisecond brain signals predict response to fast-acting antidepressant
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Images of the brain's fastest signals reveal an electromagnetic marker that predicts a patient's response to a fast-acting antidepressant, researchers have discovered.
New brain link as cause of schizophrenia
Oct 27, 2008 |
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A lack of specific brain receptors has been linked with schizophrenia in new research by scientists at Newcastle University.
Effects of anesthesia on the heart
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have created the first animal model that can reveal the side effects of anesthetic agents (the substances used to block pain during surgery) in individuals genetically predisposed to sudden ...
Sensory deprivation can produce hallucinations in only 15 minutes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that even a short period of sensory deprivation is enough to produce hallucinations even in people who are not normally prone to them.
Researchers Begin to Decipher Metabolism of Sexual Assault Drug
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s a naturally occurring brain chemical with an unwieldy name: 4-hydroxybutyrate (4-HB). Taken by mouth, it can be abused or used as a date-rape drug.
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