Antidepressant linked to developmental brain abnormalities in rodents

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 03:30 in Health & Medicine

A study by researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco shows that rats given a popularly prescribed antidepressant during development exhibit brain abnormalities and behaviors characteristic of autism spectrum disorders.

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