Years ago the main “drug” against depression was sold massively in supermarkets: 7up

It is a more or less known fact that The origin of the Coca-Cola is in the development of Medicinal tonic by the American pharmacist John Pemberton. However, this drink is not the only soda in having an origin linked to the world of pharmacy. Nor are we talking about the tonic, but of 7up. … Read more

The war between the Azores anticyclone and Iceland depression will have a clear winner in the coming weeks: Spain

If there is any field in which what was said by the famous physicist Niels Bohr that “it is difficult to make predictions, especially of the future“That is meteorology. Although it is not always the case. There are times that, with all the uncertainties we want, “we see them come long before normal.” And that … Read more

50 years of research on depression psychotherapy leave a surprising fact: we have not improved anything

Since the 70s, hundreds of studies have examined the effects of psychotherapies against the depression. They have done it with many different experimental approaches and designs. They have done it insistently and, as if that were not enough, in an increasing number. That has allowed us to know two things: the first is that psychotherapies … Read more

FDA approves Johnson & Johnson nasal spray for depression

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new form of treatment for treatment-resistant depressionwhich could represent a key alternative for many patients who do not respond to conventional treatments. This is Spravato, a nasal spray developed by Johnson & Johnson, which can be used independently, without the need to be accompanied by an … Read more