Efficacy and safety of a vitamin-mineral intervention for symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults: A randomised placebo-controlled trial “NoMAD”

Amongst trace elements, zinc is crucial for maintaining healthy neural structure and cerebral functionality. Zinc supplements have been postulated to play a role in preventing and treating depression, as evidenced by a decrease in the symptoms of depression observed in clinical studies following zinc supplementation. In their review, Da Silva et al. (2021) investigated if […]

To examine the serum levels of amino acids and non-enzymatic antioxidants in major depressive disorder (MDD) and study its interaction with depression, Islam et al. (2020) gathered 247 patients with MDD and 248 healthy controls (HCs) matched by age and sex, and employed the HPLC system (for amino acids, vitamin A and E), UV-spectrophotometer (to […]