A new meta-analysis finds that “laughing gas” can lift depressive symptoms within hours, highlighting a fast-acting antidepressant approach that may work best when carefully repeated rather than given ...

While laughter is a universal joy, extreme fits can rarely lead to serious health issues like fainting, irregular heartbeats, or even oesophageal rupture. A BMJ study highlights these risks, ...

While most parents worry about their teens doing drugs, from marijuana and stimulants to alcohol, there are less obvious ones that can be happening right under their noses — namely, nitrous oxide, ...

Researchers have found that a single, one-hour treatment that involves breathing in a mixture of oxygen and the anesthetic drug nitrous oxide -- otherwise known as laughing gas -- can significantly ...

Laughing gas has been used to dull pain in dental offices and maternity units for more than a century, and researchers now think the gas, called nitrous oxide, may effectively treat depression when ...

Although many therapies and medications now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients still suffer from treatment-resistant depression—a form of the disorder that does not ...

Otherwise known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide – N 2 O – has been used as an anaesthetic since the 19 th century. It is commonly used during childbirth, after trauma and in end-of-life care, usually ...