News tagged with serotonin
Scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury
UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 20, 2009 |
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Can bacteria make you smarter?
Exposure to specific bacteria in the environment, already believed to have antidepressant qualities, could increase learning behavior according to research presented today at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society ...
May 24, 2010 |
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Resurrecting the so-called 'depression gene'
University of Michigan Health System researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Scientist Probes Promising Link Between Warmth, Better Moods
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Colorado at Boulder scientist who discovered that playing in the dirt might ease depression is probing the link between higher temperatures and elevated mood.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Judging couples' chemistry influenced by serotonin
(PhysOrg.com) -- The judgements we make about the intimacy of other couples’ relationships are influenced by the brain chemical serotonin, an Oxford University study has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Some antidepressants alter peoples' moral judgement
(PhysOrg.com) -- The most common type of antidepressants, serotonin enhancers, alters peoples’ moral judgement and leads to a reduction in aggressive behaviour, a study published today in the journal Proceedings of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Research uncovers how antidepressants actually work
(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian researchers at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute have uncovered how antidepressants stimulate the brain to improve a person's mood.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Serotonin plays active role in the sexual preference of mice
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study published in Nature by Yan Liu and Yun'ai Jiang at Beijing's National Institute of Biological Sciences, the connection between serotonin and sexual preference in mice is presented. Liu a ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Serotonin and heat play a role in leeches abilities
(PhysOrg.com) -- In two new studies published in Biology Letters, researchers have looked at the blood-sucking leeches and how serotonin and heat play a role in their ability to move and digest food after ...
May 12, 2011 |
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New model for probing antidepressant actions
medicines such as Prozac, Lexapro and Paxil – work by blocking the serotonin transporter, a brain protein that normally clears away the mood-regulating chemical serotonin. Or so the current thinking goes.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Multiple genes implicated in autism
(PhysOrg.com) -- By pinpointing two genes that cause autism-like symptoms in mice, researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that multiple, interacting genetic risk factors ...
Feb 09, 2009 |
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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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How a brain chemical changes locusts from harmless grasshoppers to swarming pests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms. Their findings, reported in today's edition of Science, could be used in the future to prevent ...
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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Brain connections for stress -- lessons from the worm
Did you ever wonder how you are able to perform complex tasks - even under stress? And how do emotions and memories mould your ability to live your everyday lives? The answer is just beginning to be understood ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2010 |
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Discovery offers promising research for spinal-cord injury treatments
Researchers in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for spinal-cord injuries. Karim Fouad and David Bennett have identified ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 30, 2010 |
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Serotonin
"Serotonin" redirects here. For the professional wrestling stable, see Serotonin.
Serotonin (pronounced /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊnən/) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. It is found extensively in the gastrointestinal tract of animals, and about 80 to 90 percent of the human body's total serotonin is located in the enterochromaffin cells in the gut, where it is used to regulate intestinal movements. The remainder is synthesized in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) where it has various functions, including control of appetite, mood and anger.
Serotonin is found not only in animals, but also in fungi and plants, including fruits and vegetables.
For more information about Serotonin, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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