D-serine as an adjunctive treatment did not outperform placebo overall in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), a new trial showed. However, depressive symptoms and anhedonia were ...

SPARK NS and Haukeland University Hospital today announced they are collaborating on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2b study to evaluate the efficacy of orally administered ...

A team of researchers led by the National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN) and Osaka University established a new method to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR), ...

D-serine is a representative D-form amino acid and has crucial roles in mammals, but its role in non-mammals is unclear. Researchers from Japan recently uncovered a functional role of D-serine in a ...

In a study published this month in Science Advances, a team led by the University of Tsukuba found that D-serine serves as a chemical signal that allows tissue migration in marine sea squirts when ...

Star cells in the brain render memory flexible. Hippocampal astrocytes co-release D-serine and glutamate for the regulation of synaptic plasticity and cognitive flexibility. "The measure of ...

A team of researchers has established a new method to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a primary kidney function, by calculating the clearance of D-serine. A team of researchers led by the ...