dopamine

Blood Pressure Drug Disappoints in Slowing Parkinson's

Despite previous research suggesting the calcium channel blocker isradipine may slow progression of Parkinson's disease, results of a new phase 3 placebo-controlled study suggest this is not the case. Medscape...

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Broadening the scope of <i>PLOS Biology</i>: Short Reports and Methods & Resources

by The PLOS Biology Staff Editors This Editorial discusses the creation of two new scope-broadening article types for PLOS Biology — Methods & Resources articles and Short Reports — acknowledging...

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Dopamine transporter is dysregulated on the peripheral immune cells of drug naïve Parkinson’s Disease patients

Congratulations to Dr. Okun on the publication of “Dopamine transporter is dysregulated on the peripheral immune cells of drug naïve Parkinson’s Disease patients,” which was published in FASEB Journal this...

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Highly Sensitive Point-of-Care Sensor Measures Dopamine in Whole Blood

[ad_1] The concentration of dopamine in a patient’s blood can be an important biomarker for a variety of diseases, including certain cancers, depression, and Parkinson’s. Measuring dopamine in whole blood...

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D2 dopamine receptor activation induces female preference for male song in the monogamous zebra finch [SHORT COMMUNICATION]

Nancy F. Day, David Saxon, Anastasia Robbins, Lily Harris, Emily Nee, Naomi Shroff-Mehta, Kaeley Stout, Julia Sun, Natalie Lillie, Mara Burns, Clio Korn, and Melissa J. Coleman The evolutionary conservation...

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Cupid's arrow aimed by D2 dopamine receptor [INSIDE JEB]

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Pioneering trial offers hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease

[ad_1] In a pioneering new clinical trial, researchers have succeeded in delivering a cell-restoring drug directly to the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Source link [ad_2]

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Optimum Amount of Dopamine Improves Cognitive Ability

[ad_1] According to researchers, there is an optimum amount of dopamine that should be present within the brain. This optimum amount can help improve cognitive performance on tasks, researchers report....

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Striatal dopamine transporter abnormalities associated with midbrain hemiatrophy

[ad_1] Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with a dopamine transporter-specific radiotracer, [123I]-N-ω-fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane ([123I]-FP-CIT), is widely used to evaluate presynaptic nigrostriatal degeneration. Direct ischemic changes in the striatum and...

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Newly developed stem cell technologies show promise for treating PD patients

[ad_1] Cell replacement may play an increasing role in alleviating the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) in future. Writing in a special supplement to the Journal of Parkinson's Disease,...

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Researchers identify brain pathways of aversion

[ad_1] What happens in the brain when we feel discomfort? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are now one step closer to finding the answer. In a new study published...

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Making the Most of Microdialysis for Neurotransmitter Analysis

[ad_1] Martin Eysberg provides an introduction to the ALEXYS Neurotransmitter Analyzer, an extremely precise UHPLC-EC detector for neurotransmitter analysis. Source link [ad_2]

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Novel gene therapy could dampen drug-induced side effect in Parkinson's patients

[ad_1] A Michigan State University researcher has received a $2.8 million federal grant to develop a gene therapy that could reduce and possibly eliminate a frustrating side effect of a...

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UTSA researchers reveal important insight into cocaine addiction

[ad_1] Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed significant insight into cocaine addiction, a phenomenon which has grown significantly in the United States since 2015. Source...

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Therapeutic implications of caffeine in neuropsychiatric disorders

[ad_1] An important new article reviews recently discovered properties of adenosine A2A receptor-dopamine D2 receptor and adenosine A1 receptor-dopamine D1 receptor heteromers--both of which are main targets for caffeine--and discusses...

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Using Assay Kits and Dyes to Advance Cell Biology Research

[ad_1] In this interview, Richard Delle Bovi highlights live cell ability of the CELLESTIAL® analysis kit from Enzo Life Sciences and its applications in cell biology. Source link [ad_2]

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Food Brings Double Dose of Pleasure to Your Brain

[ad_1] It turns out that eating causes the release of dopamine in your brain not once, but twice, German scientists report. Source link [ad_2]

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Dopamine and diet-induced obesity

[ad_1] Dopamine and diet-induced obesity Source link [ad_1]

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GABA cells help fight alcohol dependence, study finds

[ad_1] Scientists of the Higher School of Economics, Indiana University, and École normale supérieure clarified how alcohol influences the dopamine and inhibitory cells in the midbrain that are involved in...

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Dopamine: A Research Framework for Deep Reinforcement Learning. (arXiv:1812.06110v1 [cs.LG])

[ad_1] Deep reinforcement learning (deep RL) research has grown significantly in recent years. A number of software offerings now exist that provide stable, comprehensive implementations for benchmarking. At the same...

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