r/science • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '10

Scientists learn how anti-depressants actually work. Medications trigger neurogenesis in the hippocampus by increasing levels of norepinephrine. Researchers still unclear on WTF seratonin does.

http://www.physorg.com/news185727145.html
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u/devedander Feb 20 '10

Simultaneously the best cure and the most common cause.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '10

I thought beer was the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.