Prozac exposure found to disrupt mussel reproduction
... More and more studies are turning up evidence of common drugs and their breakdown products in the nation's waterways (see...Ingredient in Prozac increases risk of extinction for freshwater mussels
... The study, one of the first to examine the ecotoxicological effects of Prozac (fluoxetine) on native freshwater mussels, found that the drug caused females to prematurely release their larvae, essentially dooming them. The findings were presented today at the 232nd national...Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island have identified which among several different kinds of cells in the brain is the chief target of the widely prescribed antidepressant Prozac. This discovery might enable a new generation of more specific treatments for depression, with fewer side effects, to be developed....... The findings also lay the foundation for many studies of the...Howard Florey Institute scientists in Melbourne have found that fluoxetine (commonly marketed as Prozac) not only improves depression in Huntington's disease, but also improves learning and memory. ... ...Dr Anthony Hannan and his team also found that fluoxetine restores the brain's process of neurogenesis - the birth of new neurons - to normal levels, which helps delay the onset of the inherite...