Breakthrough antidepressants with fewer side effects could help millions of Americans. Here’s what the future of treatment may look like

As Americans are increasingly reaching for pharmaceutical solutions for depression—about one in eight U.S. adults takes antidepressants—scientists have been innovating novel treatments for it, reports Fortune magazine. 

Melissa Manners, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Rowan University's Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, explains why it's important to understand how aspects of human biology play a part in depression. 

“Many biological processes, receptors, genomic variations, environmental factors, and brain circuits are hypothesized to be a part of the process of depression,” Manners tells Fortune. “If we have a better understanding of what mechanisms underlie disease, we have a better opportunity to identify new targets for treatment.”

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