There are very few diseases that are as widespread and as dangerous as depression. Most of the failures in the cases of depression are because of the fact that most of the times the disease doesn't get diagnosed at the correct time. The early signs of depression in a person are so common and mundane that the onlookers and the patient himself confuse them to be a passing phase. This difficulty in early diagnosis of depression helps the disease in spreading its roots in the biology of the person, or to be exact in his psyche. Though depression cures of all types are available nowadays, still this development has not eased the pain of the people who suffer the ailment. Depression cures also fail to show permanent results if the depression cause is prevalent in the patient's life.

The importance of early diagnosis of depression cannot be overemphasized. Many a time's doctors lose patients to depression even when they are diagnosed early on. This liability requires urgent attention and must be overcome for the good of the human race, more so because there is hardly any human being who is free from this curse. Not even children are free of this dreaded disease. Thus a break through was urgently required to nip off depression.

It is indeed heartening to know that the break through has been attained. Medical science cracked the biggest puzzle and has come out with depression cure. There is hope that the problem if diagnosed early will be cured now. This milestone achievement was made by the researchers in the University of Illinois. They have found out a protein in the brain whose change of location is indicative of depression. This change of location can be determined by a very simple lab test. The test can also determine if a depression patient is reacting well to a particular depression drug. It is certainly a very remarkable improvement as regards depression treatment. Earlier patients had to sometimes suffer antidepressant side effects or continue with medications even when they didn't give results. With the help of this test it can be determined in a matter of few days whether a drug is suiting the person or not. This protein is therefore a sort of a marker in order to determine if a person is suffering depression and if yes than which will be the best medication for him.

Anti depressants are most commonly used for the purpose of depression cure. Out of all other drugs people more as it has a better success rate. You can even after you have cleared all the formalities and have attained xanax prescription from your Doctor.