Elizabeth Dowling

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Ms Dowling is the senior director of Public Affairs and Media at Mount Sinai Health System.

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Mount Sinai Researchers Uncover a Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults

Elizabeth Dowling

June 30th 2025

New research reveals how ezogabine targets potassium channels in the brain, offering innovative treatment options for major depressive disorder symptoms.

Mount Sinai Study Shows That Human Beliefs About Drugs Could Have Dose-Dependent Effects on the Brain

Elizabeth Dowling

March 1st 2025

"Our findings provide a mechanistic explanation for the well-known variations in individual responses to drugs and suggest that subjective beliefs could be a direct target for the treatment of substance use disorders," said Xiaosi Gu, PhD, senior author of the study.