Blocking serotonin transporters with antidepressants boosted CD8 T cell function and enhanced immunotherapy response in mouse ...

Targeting the immune system to fight cancer has been in the works for over a decade, and thanks to its precise, personalized ...

A new study published in Gastroenterology provides evidence that serotonin in the gut lining may play a key role in regulating mood—and could open the door to safer antidepressant treatments, ...

Researchers say, “It turns out SSRIs don’t just make our brains happier; they also make our T cells happier—even while ...

A widely used antidepressant drug could help the immune system fight cancer, according to a new UCLA research study.

In the current study, the scientists thought NK cells might also have a direct impact on the brain chemicals that modulate ...

The researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to visualize availability of the serotonin transporter protein in the brain throughout the cycle, reflecting short-term changes in ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, suggests that serotonin, often ...

A polymorphism in the serotonin transporter (SERT) gene has been linked to increased susceptibility to PAH, although this polymorphism alone does not appear sufficient to mediate PAH. Emerging ...

"In this study, we found brain region-specific changes in correlations of beta-amyloid and serotonin transporter with auditory verbal (words) and visual spatial (shapes) memory and verbal fluency ...

Separate research involved examining gene variation, including gene variation of the serotonin transporter, which is a protein targeted by antidepressants, and found no difference in the genes ...

One of its targets is the serotonin transporter, which is also where antidepressants like Prozac, Celexa, and Paxil act. The serotonin transporter is a protein that sits within the membrane of neurons ...