dopamine

New research links dopamine levels and ADHD

Research indicates that children and adults with ADHD may have higher concentration of dopamine transporters, which remove dopamine from brain cells. With extra transporters present in one region of the...

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Evidence that dopamine is involved in neuroendocrine regulation, gill intracellular signaling pathways and ion regulation in Litopenaeus vannamei [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Lingjun Si, Luqing Pan, Xin Zhang, Hongdan Wang, and Cun WeiThe transport of ions and ammonia in the gills may be regulated by neuroendocrine factors, in order to explore the...

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Compelling New Evidence Further Suggests Parkinson’s Disease Begins in the Gut

A new mouse study has revealed more evidence that Parkinson’s disease originates in the gut before traveling to the brain via the body’s neurons. Source link

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Scientists identify early signs of Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms develop

Scientists have identified the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain up to 20 years before patients present with any symptoms. Source link

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Medical News Today: Is there a link between ADHD and dopamine?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common behavioral disorder that can occur in both children and adults. Research suggests that there may be a link between a dopamine imbalance...

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neurosciencenews: How chronic inflammation may drive down…

neurosciencenews: How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivationComputational model sheds light on the impact chronic, low-grade inflammation has on the mesolimbic dopamine system and motivational impairments. Source link

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Chronic inflammation removes motivation by reducing dopamine in the brain

Why do we feel listless when we are recovering from an illness? The answer is, apparently, that low-grade chronic inflammation interferes with the dopaminergic signaling system in the brain that...

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Georgetown University Medical Center announces launch of clinical trial for Lewy body dementia

Georgetown University Medical Center announces the launch of the only known therapeutic (disease modifying) clinical trial for Lewy body dementia, a neurological disorder that affects a million people in the...

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Patients with bipolar disorder are seven times more likely to develop Parkinson's

A new study has found that patients with bipolar disorder are seven times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. Source link

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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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