Neurons Defined The brain is a complex and fascinating organ made up of millions of cells, some of which are called neurons. Despite their small size, neurons work together to allow us to do...
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Psychiatric disorders affect children in their abilities to learn, behave, and adapt to dealing with daily stressors. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1 in 6 children between the...
Ketamine is a N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist that was approved by the FDA in 1970 as an anesthetic agent for diagnostic and surgical procedures that do not require skeletal muscle relaxation. Recently, we discussed...
In March 2019, the Food and Drug Administration approved esketamine (SPRAVATO™) nasal spray to be used in conjunction with an oral antidepressant, for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in adults.¹ TRD affects almost...
Over the years I have noticed that consumers have a very difficult time understanding the quality of a scientific report, whether it is a book, a magazine or journal article. Scientific knowledge is based...
The objective of Research In Plain English is to provide an unbiased review of recent biomedical research publications in the areas of psychopharmacology, psychiatry, child psychiatry, intellectual disabilities, autism and genetic disorders. I will...