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Serotonin
Serotonin: is a chemical that has a wide variety of functions in the human body. It is sometimes called the happy chemical, because it contributes to wellbeing and happiness. It is mainly found in the brain, bowels, and blood platelets.
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AUG 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Mice are used as the frontline for drug testing for brain disorders. Why? Their brains are supposed to have much of the ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Morality is usually a subject discussed by philosophers, not biologists. But is it really a purely philosophical issues? ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Conventionally, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is treated via talk therapy, with the aim of getting patients to o ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Ecstasy, also known as MDMA or “molly”, is a well-known substance known to induce feelings of euphoria and b ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 29, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the journal Neuropharmacology claims that a compound found in red wine could be used as therapeutic ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Depression is tagged with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers believed that acute depr ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 13, 2019Health & Medicine
A 2019 study published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information showed that Cannabidiol might benefit a ...JUN 05, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 14, 2019Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAPR 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A compound found in a native African shrub revealed three major types of the serotonin transporter—a protein in th ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 11, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Many individuals going through depression gain little benefit from treatments whether drugs or talk therapy. Depression ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 03, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Recently, researchers have identified a drug that could help reverse the damaging effects of heavy alcohol consumption o ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
About 6.7 percent of Americans had a major depressive episode in 2016. SSRIs are often prescribed as a treatment, but do ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
There are many of the uses of medical marijuana. Glaucoma, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety disorders, fi ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 03, 2018Cannabis Sciences
When we think about the endocannabinoid system (ECS) (the body's system of neurotransmitters, receptors, and enzymes ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 29, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study in the journal Pain from researchers out of McGill University may be the first attempt to deter ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
According to the Mayo Clinic, seasonal affective disorder (duly nick-named SAD) is “a type of depression that' ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at Florida Atl ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 07, 2018Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Over fifty years ago, scientists in Russia began to selectively breed silver foxes to replicate domestication.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2018Health & Medicine
Many people eat a certain way to improve athletic performance. They choose low-carb or some other way of eating in hopes ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 20, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists want to find effective treatments for mental health disorders, by looking to physiological markers of health ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder where an individual has a difficult time recoveri ...Written By: Nouran Amin
AUG 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Mice are used as the frontline for drug testing for brain disorders. Why? Their brains are supposed to have much of the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Morality is usually a subject discussed by philosophers, not biologists. But is it really a purely philosophical issues?
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Conventionally, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is treated via talk therapy, with the aim of getting patients to o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ecstasy, also known as MDMA or “molly”, is a well-known substance known to induce feelings of euphoria and b
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the journal Neuropharmacology claims that a compound found in red wine could be used as therapeutic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Depression is tagged with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers believed that acute depr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
A 2019 study published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information showed that Cannabidiol might benefit a
...
JUN 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 14, 2019
Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
APR 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A compound found in a native African shrub revealed three major types of the serotonin transporter—a protein in th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 11, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Many individuals going through depression gain little benefit from treatments whether drugs or talk therapy. Depression
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 03, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Recently, researchers have identified a drug that could help reverse the damaging effects of heavy alcohol consumption o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
About 6.7 percent of Americans had a major depressive episode in 2016. SSRIs are often prescribed as a treatment, but do
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
There are many of the uses of medical marijuana. Glaucoma, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety disorders, fi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 03, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
When we think about the endocannabinoid system (ECS) (the body's system of neurotransmitters, receptors, and enzymes
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 29, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study in the journal Pain from researchers out of McGill University may be the first attempt to deter
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
According to the Mayo Clinic, seasonal affective disorder (duly nick-named SAD) is “a type of depression that'
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at Florida Atl
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Over fifty years ago, scientists in Russia began to selectively breed silver foxes to replicate domestication.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Health & Medicine
Many people eat a certain way to improve athletic performance. They choose low-carb or some other way of eating in hopes
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists want to find effective treatments for mental health disorders, by looking to physiological markers of health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder where an individual has a difficult time recoveri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin