Six Parkinson's disease facts
Brought into the limelight by actor Michael J. Fox, Parkinson's disease affects the body's ability to control movement.
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Dopamine
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Key brain differences can explain why Ritalin helps improve focus in some more than others
Nearly 16 million American adults have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but evidence suggests that more than 30% of them don't respond well to stimulant medications like Ritalin and Adderall.
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Neuroscientists uncover the key role of dopamine in learning new motor skills
A new interdisciplinary study by researchers from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion reveals a surprising insight: ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Songbirds highlight dopamine's role in learning
Many everyday skills, such as speech, are not innate. They are learned through trial and error. Now, by analyzing young songbirds rehearsing their fathers' songs, researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have for the ...
Mar 28, 2025
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PET imaging confirms direct involvement of dopamine in cognitive flexibility
For the first time, scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility, according to new research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. PET imaging shows ...
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Unlocking dopamine's hidden role: Protective modification of Tau revealed
Using a novel quantitative chemoproteomic strategy, a research group led by Prof. Wang Chu from the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University has uncovered a protective role of dopamine (DA) in regulating ...
Mar 21, 2025
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What happens in the male mouse brain during sex
To uncover what drives sexual behavior in animals, researchers studied the brain activity of male mice throughout the series of actions involved in sex leading up to ejaculation. Their results, published in Neuron, show that ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Dopamine plays an unexpected role in memory devaluation, research reveals
New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study, published in ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds
The opioid epidemic has claimed more than half a million lives in the U.S. since 1999, about three-quarters of them men, according to the National Institutes of Health. Although men's disproportionate rates of opioid abuse ...
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Scientists observe that smartphone restriction for three days can alter brain activity
A smartphone's glow is often the first and last thing we see as we wake up in the morning and go to sleep at the end of the day. It is increasingly becoming an extension of our body that we struggle to part with. In a recent ...
