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Depression is a major health problem for which most patients are not effectively treated. In particular, depression is an increasing problem in children and teenagers. The most commonly prescribed antidepressants are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), only two of which are FDA ([US] Food and Drug Administration) approved to treat depression in children and adolescents.

Study Also Finds ‘Brain Gender’ May Be More Flexible Than Previously Realized During prenatal development, the brains of most animals, including humans, develop specifically male or female characteristics.

Immune Markers in Cerebrospinal Fluid Provide Insights Into the Basis for Symptoms Like “Brain Fog" Scientists at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health have identified a unique pattern of immune molecules in the cerebrospinal fluid of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) that provides insights into the basis for cognitive dysfunction—frequently described by patients as “brain fog”—as well as new hope for improvements in diagnosis and treatment.

Non-invasive technique allows amputee to use bionic hand, powered by his thoughts A research team from the University of Houston (UH) has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts.

Although scientists know that depression affects the brain, they don't know why some people respond to treatment while others do not.

BioTek Instruments been nominated for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) office.

Top-line results from Phase 2a clinical study of BL-8040 expected in the second half of 2015.

The gold supports enable the determination of currently intractable protein structures by electron cryomicroscopy.

Company has nominated Ms. Wendy Johnson, Mr. Klaus Kühn and Dr. Frank Morich.

SCIEX to provide customers with XCMSplus software solution for simplified and accelerated metabolomics workflows.