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Unlike traditional antidepressants, Spravato acts on the glutamate system in the brain rather than on serotonin or norepinephrine.

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· Aug 04, 2020 · 05:40 pm
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The recipient, born without a uterus, received the organ from a 45-year-old donor who died of stroke, and underwent the operation in September 2016.

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· Dec 05, 2018 · 01:02 pm
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But there are still many more steps and a long wait for a medicine that might actually stall its devastating symptoms.

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· Mar 11, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Believed to have frozen to death, this man was miraculously brought back to life

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· Jan 22, 2016 · 11:57 am
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The landmark 14-year study was the biggest of its kind, inviting more than a million participants from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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· Dec 17, 2015 · 07:35 pm
Indo-Canadian team announces vital finding that could help battle Alzheimer’s disease

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· Aug 27, 2015 · 09:00 am

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Medical Breakthrough

US Food and Drug Administration approves nasal spray for use by individuals at risk of suicide

Unlike traditional antidepressants, Spravato acts on the glutamate system in the brain rather than on serotonin or norepinephrine.

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The world is one step closer to finding a cure of Huntington’s disease

But there are still many more steps and a long wait for a medicine that might actually stall its devastating symptoms.

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