DEPRESSION could be eased with a dose of laughing gas – with scientists claiming it could “spark the brain back into action”.

Although a plethora of medications and therapies now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients ...

Depression that resists traditional treatments may have a surprising new contender: laughing gas. Researchers have discovered that nitrous oxide, commonly used as an anesthetic, can quickly lift mood ...

New study helps explain the mechanisms by which nitrous oxide affects the brain, potentially offering insights that could help relieve treatment-resistant depression.

Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous signalling molecule that is involved in the regulation of the cardiovascular, immune and nervous systems. In the CNS, NO is involved in many processes, including the ...