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IMAGE: Peter Nagele, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care at the University of Chicago, hasbeen studying the potential of nitrous oxide as an antidepressant for. view more
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A single, one-hour treatment that involves breathing in a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide otherwise known as laughing gas significantly improved symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression, according to new data from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Chicago.
In a phase 2 clinical trial, the researchers demonstrated that symptoms of depression improve rapidly following treatment with inhaled nitrous oxide. Further, they reported the benefits can last for several weeks.
A massive study of genetic and health records of 1.2 million people from four separate data banks has identified 178 gene variants linked to major depression.