News tagged with dopamine system
Fighting Parkinson's with carbon nanoparticles
One of the problems affecting the human nervous system is dopamine deficiency. But testing of dopamine concentration is costly and requires sophisticated equipment not available in a doctor's office. Enter ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Research reveals the biochemical connection between music and emotion
You are in a concert hall, listening to music you love, Ludwig von Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. You are happily awaiting the glorious climax in the fourth movement -- you know it's coming -- when the full orchestra ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Happy extraverts are more creative: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Outgoing people who are in a good mood are significantly more creative than people who keep themselves to themselves, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Crayfish brain may offer rare insight into human decision making
Crayfish make surprisingly complex, cost-benefit calculations, finds a University of Maryland study, opening the door to a new line of research that may help unravel the cellular brain activity involved in ...
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Novel Parkinson's treatment strategy involves cell transplantation
UCSF scientists have used a novel cell-based strategy to treat motor symptoms in rats with a disease designed to mimic Parkinson's disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Psychopaths' brains wired to seek rewards, no matter the consequences
The brains of psychopaths appear to be wired to keep seeking a reward at any cost, new research from Vanderbilt University finds. The research uncovers the role of the brain's reward system in psychopathy ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 14, 2010 |
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Parkinson's patients shed light on role of reward bias in compulsive behaviors
New research unravels the brain mechanisms that underlie the ability of a standard drug treatment for Parkinson's to elicit compulsive behaviors in some patients with the disease. The study, published by Cell Press in the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Immune system activated in schizophrenia
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered that patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have higher levels of inflammatory substances in their brains. Their findings offer hope of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Deficits in brain's reward system observed in ADHD patients
A brain-imaging study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provides the first definitive evidence that patients suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Fat hormone influences baseline dopamine levels and our motivation to eat
As we all know from experience, people eat not only because they are hungry, but also because the food just simply tastes too good to pass up. Now, a new study in the August 6th Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, helps ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Dementia induced and blocked in Parkinson's fly model
Parkinson's disease is well-known for impairing movement and causing tremors, but many patients also develop other serious problems, including sleep disturbances and significant losses in cognitive function known as dementia.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Injections of licorice ingredient show promise as treatment for cocaine addiction
An ingredient in licorice shows promise as an antidote for the toxic effects of cocaine abuse, including deadly overdoses of the highly addictive drug, researchers in Korea and Pennsylvania are reporting. Their study is in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Nicotine activates more than just the brain's pleasure pathways
Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 22, 2009 |
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