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Researchers have identified a neurochemical signature that sets Parkinson's disease apart from essential tremor—two of the most common movement disorders, but each linked to distinct changes in the brain.
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People who regularly consume caffeine are usually in a better mood after a cup of coffee or another caffeinated drink—an effect that is much more pronounced in the morning than later in the day. This finding comes from a ...
Aug 15, 2025
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The findings of a new brain study could change the way doctors treat mood disorders involving psychosis in patients. The brain imaging study found that changes in brain dopamine are linked to symptoms of psychosis, no matter ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Threadworms, which are a type of parasitic nematode, spend a lot of time crawling around on human skin, poking and prodding to find the best place for entry before burrowing in. But disrupting a particular dopamine-sensing ...
Aug 13, 2025
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A research team led by Virginia Commonwealth University has gained new insights into the molecular mechanisms that cause cocaine use disorder, identifying a potential therapeutic strategy to inhibit the drug's addictive effect.
Aug 11, 2025
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Why do so many people struggle to stop drinking, quit smoking, or resist endless scrolling on their phones? Addiction touches millions of lives, yet it's often misunderstood as a personal weakness or moral failing. In reality, ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne died this week at 76, just weeks after his farewell show and about five years after announcing he had Parkinson's disease.
Jul 23, 2025
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A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has upended decades of neuroscience dogma, revealing that dopamine, a neurotransmitter critical for movement, motivation, learning and mood, communicates ...
Jul 10, 2025
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A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with Parkinson's, but not in any ...
Jul 9, 2025
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You are likely accustomed to encountering a range of menus in daily life, but there is one that may be new to you: a dopamine menu. Dr. Robert Wilfahrt, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic and an expert in attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...
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