Laughing Gas Studied as Depression Treatment
From: Bioscience Technology - 12/10/2014

Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, has shown early promise as a potential
treatment for severe depression in patients whose symptoms don't respond to
standard therapies. The pilot study, at Washington University School of
Medicine in St. Louis, is believed to be the first research in which patients
with depression were given laughing gas.

In 20 patients who had treatment-resistant clinical depression, the
researchers found that two-thirds experienced an improvement in symptoms
after receiving nitrous oxide. 

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