/newsroom/taxonomy/term/15390/all en /newsroom/channels/news/new-use-old-drug-how-does-ketamine-combat-depression-327092 <p>A group of proteins called 4E-BPs, involved in memory formation, is the key to unlocking the antidepressant effect of ketamine in the brain, according to researchers from three Canadian universities. The <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03047-0">discovery</a> could lead to better and safer treatments for certain patients suffering from major depression.</p> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:38:03 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 253379 at /newsroom