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Published online 8 August 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030804-11
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New nerves may fight depression
Prozac and other antidepressants may boost brain-cell birth.
Common antidepressants such as Prozac lift mood by spawning new brain cells, suggests a new study. The finding might give rise to more potent drugs that directly boost nerve production.
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