Aligarh, Jan. 30 -- Aligarh : Prof. Obaid A. Siddiqui from the Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), was invited as a faculty speaker at the 27th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Neuronaesthesiology and Critical Care (ISNAAC 2026), held at the AllIndia Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur, on January 25, 2026.

Prof. Siddiqui delivered a lecture titled Anaesthesia as a Therapy for Depression: From Consciousness to Cure, highlighting the emerging role of anaesthetic agents as potential psychotropic drugs. His presentation focused on the growing global burden of mental health disorders, particularly depression, and the declining efficacy of conventional antidepressant therapies. ...