Imagine a new treatment for people with major depression who have not responded to existing treatments—one that acts rapidly and helps a much larger fraction of such patients than any current…
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With the help of BBRF grants, researchers are testing a new treatment for people with major depression who have not responded to existing treatments. The first report of its effectiveness is very…
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One of the most promising new therapy ideas for brain and behavior disorders may at first seem improbable: using opioid-based medicines to reduce the symptoms of depression. Isn’t our society in the…
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Luck, Hard Work...and Crucially Timed BBRF Grants
There is a moment in the career of Mark S. George, M.D., that he thinks of as lucky. It changed the course of his life and—though he could not have…
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“The basics of TMS treatment are simple,” says Dr. Mark George, who performed research for more than a decade that led to its approval for treatment-resistant depression in 2008. “You have a patient…
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