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Dopamine
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, one of those chemicals that is responsible for transmitting signals in between the nerve cells (neurons) of the brain. Very few neurons actually make dopamine. Some, in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra, are the cells that die during Parkinsons disease. The functions of others, located in a part of the brain called the ventral tegmental area (VTA), are less well defined and are the major source of the aforementioned controversy (and the focus of this post). When dopamine neurons become activated, they release dopamine.
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JUL 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Stanford University have conducted a review on current research investigating adverse effects on brain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers led by New York University have found that a stimulant drug may be able to treat persistent daydreaming, fat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The US FDA has approved PharmaTher’s Investigational New Drug application to begin Phase 2 clinical trials for ket
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 17, 2021
Neuroscience
The exact biological mechanisms behind psychosis, a condition that changes one’s perception of reality and often i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 children in the US aged between 5 and 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers have shown that enzymes working at the synapses of medium spiny neurons (MSN) are associated with drug-seeki
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The longer we stay awake without sleeping, the more difficult it can become to think straight. But our functioning is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
More and more people are being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease as the world's population ages. Scientists have now en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The development of a new bioconductive ink from researchers in Australia, India, and Bangladesh is reported in the journ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have identified a brain circuit that may explain why, as people age, they tend to lose motivation t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in a gene that is involved in controlling the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine could influence how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 11, 2020
Neuroscience
By selectively breeding zebrafish, researchers from the Max Planck Institute have found that distinct personality traits
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Excipients are chemical additives to medications. They are incorporated into all kinds of pharmaceuticals to fulfil
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Marijuana is sometimes used to help people wean themselves off other drugs addictions, such as to opioids, but can also
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have begun to examine how cocaine exposure alters gene expression in a specific region of the brain, and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Texas have identified sprcific patterns of connectivity in the brains of long-term ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Stanford University have shown that artificial neurons can communicate with biological neurons with dop
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 04, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two most famous compounds in cannabis. While CBD is known for i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon