NeuroscienceOctober 1, 2022Mengke Zhang, Dongbin Lyu, Fan Wang et al.
Major depressive disorder is a burdensome condition with few treatment options, and traditional antidepressants are characterized by slow onset. Sub-anesthetic ketamine has rapid-onset effects for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), the mechanisms of which remain elusive. In this study, we explored whether neuroplasticity, autophagy, and ferroptosis in the habenular nucleus are...
Recently, the increased prevalence of depression largely affects people's quality life and raises social suicide rate. Meanwhile, depression has been reported associated with lipid abnormalities, one of the major risks of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. 1 Hence, the improvement of lipid metabolism is of critical for depressive patients' health care. Meditation, an ancient mind training to...