Adults with treatment-resistant major depression who received intravenous ketamine twice a week for three weeks improved at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Friends" star Matthew Perry died due to "the acute effects of ketamine," according to the Los Angeles County Department of ...

Researchers at Zhejiang University, China, have explored mechanisms for the sustained antidepressant effects of ketamine, suggesting that a direct N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) blockade might ...

Ketamine—an anesthetic also known for its illicit use as a recreational drug—has undergone a thorough reputational rehabilitation in recent years as the medical establishment has begun to recognize ...

An autopsy report determined that Matthew Perry died of the acute effects of ketamine. The Friends star was found unresponsive in a hot tub in his home in October. Ketamine is often used for ...

A new review in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry has found that administering ketamine via intravenous infusion may reduce ...

The psychedelic effects recreational users often seek from taking ketamine do not predict the therapeutic benefits for people being treated for alcohol use disorder. The popular theory, which says ...

Researchers say a single intravenous ketamine infusion can rapidly relieve severe depression and suicidal thoughts when ...

Ketamine has a short half-life of about three hours in humans and 13 minutes in murine models of depression. However, the antidepressant activity of ketamine can be sustained for at least 24 hours up ...

A mouse study found that the drug ketamine can alter the brain's dopamine system, boosting the case for more targeted medical use. Ketamine -- an anesthetic also known for its illicit use as a ...