Lifting Brain Fog

In this issue from Scientia, Professors Etienne Sibille and James Cook present a comprehensive summary of their discovery and how it can contribute to the development of novel therapeutic avenues for the treatment of mood and cognitive symptoms in depression or aging.

Effective treatments for cognitive dysfunction, such as declines in memory and other mental faculties often associated with depression or old age, may be within reach, according to Professor Etienne Sibille at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Toronto, Canada. Professor Sibille has shown for the first time that newly synthesised compounds targeting GABA receptors improve specific types of memory in mice, opening the door to the development of effective new pharmacological options.

This issue is also available as an audio-book.