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Research suggests mechanism for acne drug's link to depression

11-12-2007 · University of Bath

New research id the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology has found that a drug used to treat severe forms of acne reduces the availability of the chemical serotonin, low levels of which have been linked to aggression and clinical depression.

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