News tagged with monoamine oxidase a
'Warrior Gene' Responsible for Gang Membership, Weapon Use
(PhysOrg.com) -- Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), sometimes called the “warrior gene,” are more likely not only to join gangs but also to be among the most violent ...
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Genetic makeup and duration of abuse reduce the brain's neurons in drug addiction
A study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrated that drug addicted individuals who have a certain genetic makeup have lower gray matter density – ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Structure, dynamics of a chemical signal that triggers metastatic cancer revealed
In cancer and other pathological diseases, researchers are discovering that packaging is important: specifically, how DNA – about two meters long when unwound and stretched – coils up and compacts ...
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Roll-your-own tobacco could be more addictive
Research carried out at Victoria University suggests smokers of roll-your-own tobacco may be more intensely addicted to the habit than those who puff on manufactured cigarettes.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Scientists shed light on how serotonin works
Scripps Research Institute scientists have shown for the first time that the neurotransmitter serotonin uses a specialized signaling pathway to mediate biological functions that are distinct from the signaling pathways used ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Finnish researcher wants DNA test on convicted psychopaths
A simple genetic test can help predict whether psychopaths convicted of violent crimes are prone to be repeat offenders, a Finnish researcher said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2010 |
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More than just the baby blues
Within the first week after giving birth, up to 70 percent of all women experience symptoms of the baby blues. While most women recover quickly, up to 13 percent of all new mothers suffer from symptoms of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 16, 2010 |
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A new biological explanation for sadness in early postpartum
Greater levels of a brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - may explain why postpartum blues and clinical depression are so common after childbirth according to an important study published today in the Archives of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2010 |
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Why do people 'play the longshot' and buy insurance? It's in our genes
Why do some people like to take risks by playing "longshot" payoffs while, on the other hand, taking the opposite tack by buying insurance to reduce risks? A team of economists and molecular geneticists from the Hebrew University ...
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Jan 11, 2010 |
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Old antidepressant offers promise in treating heart failure
A team of Johns Hopkins and other researchers have found in animal experiments that an antidepressant developed over 40 years ago can blunt and even reverse the muscle enlargement and weakened pumping function associated ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Most antidepressants miss key target of clinical depression
A key brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - is highly elevated during clinical depression yet is unaffected by treatment with commonly used antidepressants, according to an important study published today in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2009 |
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