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• Japanese Researchers Identify NOX-1 Enzyme as Key to Extending Ketamine’s Rapid Antidepressant Effects

  Published: Mar 30, 2026

  Section: Research

  A research team at Yokohama City University has discovered that suppressing the enzyme NOX-1 can significantly prolong the therapeutic benefits of ketamine. By inhibiting this enzy...

• Yokohama City University Researchers Identify NOX-1 Enzyme as Key to Extending Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effects

  Published: Mar 30, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A research team in Japan has uncovered a molecular mechanism that explains why ketamine’s rapid relief for treatment-resistant depression is often short-lived. By inhibiting the NO...

• Groundbreaking PET imaging study identifies molecular brain changes responsible for ketamine antidepressant effects

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Health

  Researchers at Yokohama City University have utilized a novel PET imaging tracer to visualize how ketamine repairs the brain's signaling architecture in patients with treatment-res...