New depression treatment discovered in UK

UNIVERSITY of Bath researchers have combined painkiller buprenorphine and addiction drug naltrexone to create a new depression treatment.

British scientists have created a potential new treatment for depression by combining two drugs.

BRITISH scientists have created a potential new treatment for depression by combining a medication for pain relief with one for combating addiction.

CURRENT antidepressants, called SSRIs, increase the level of serotonin in the brain, although the exact mechanism by which they work is unclear.