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Parkinson's Disease  -  25 May 2007
WSOCtv.com,These nerve cells normally produce the chemical, dopamine, which brain cells controlling movement need to communicate. As these nerve cells die off,

Emory Participates in Study to Slow Progression of Parkinson's Disease  -  25 May 2007
DentalPlans.com,In mouse model studies of PD, creatine was able to prevent the loss of the dopamine cells in the brain, the same cells that are also affected in PD.

Chemistry of love  -  25 May 2007
Lansing State Journal,Genes for dopamine, for example, are associated with motivation and curiosity, she said. Genes for serotonin are linked to stability.

Is Viagra the answer to jet lag?  -  25 May 2007
Times Online,Melatonin helps to regulate the concentration of serotonin, commonly known as the happiness compound, and of dopamine, which also helps to control mood.

Improvement In Animal Model Of Parkinson's Obtained By Implanting ...  -  May 22, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Implanting dopamine generators (dopaminergics) in brain cells has produced improvement in the symptoms in Parkinson's, according to the results of tests

Neuroscience: The molecular wake-up call  -  May 23, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),It is 50 years since Arvid Carlsson showed dopamine to be a neurotransmitter. Alison Abbott profiles a chemical and its champion.

APA: Research Sheds Light on Actions of Atypical Antipsychotics  -  May 22, 2007
MedPage Today,All currently approved antipsychotic agents decrease dopamine activity at the synapse, and all have activity on the dopamine D­ 2 receptor, he said.

Implanting Dopamine Generators In Brain Cells Obtains Improvement ...  -  May 16, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — Implanting dopamine generators (dopaminergics) in brain cells has produced improvement in the symptoms in Parkinson’s, according to the

BioLineRx Presents Data From Successful Phase I Trial for BL-1020 ...  -  May 22, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The trial demonstrated that the compound was well tolerated and demonstrated biochemical evidence of dopamine blockade which is indicative of efficacy.

New Method Of Counteracting The Effects Of Sleep Deprivation  -  May 23, 2007
PR Web (press release),This invention makes use of elevated dosages of iron to enhance the binding of dopamine with dopamine D2 receptors. Enhanced binding allosterically

Plant extract may block cannabis addiction  -  May 22, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),When rats receive synthetic THC, levels of the reward chemical dopamine normally shoot up in the nucleus accumbens - but MLA blocked the release of dopamine

Berries are 'good for you' fruits  -  May 23, 2007
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Berries may also prevent a drop in the brain chemical dopamine. Low dopamine causes memory and attention loss as well as a drop in problem-solving skills.

Kid with ADHD?  -  May 22, 2007
Health24.com,In individuals with ADHD there are lower than normal levels of certain neurotransmitters (especially dopamine) in the regions of the brain that are

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Meth & sex: Users initially have heightened sex drives, but pay a ...  -  May 20, 2007
Longview Daily News,Meth lowers a person's inhibitions because its effect on the brain's dopamine production damages the frontal lobes used to reign in risky impulses,

OU’s youngest undergrad  -  May 22, 2007
The Post Online,Because Parkinson’s disease is caused by a lack of dopamine in the brain, the new neurons would provide more of the chemical.

Drugs that adjust dopamine levels in the brain greatly affect how ...  -  Apr 29, 2007
News-Medical.net,In a first-of-its-kind study on humans, researchers measured how dopamine-related drugs affect the striatum, a part of the brain that is stimulated by

Dopamine-Related Drugs Affect Reward-Seeking Behavior  -  Apr 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Drugs that adjust dopamine levels in the brain greatly affect how people react to success and failure, according to research that will be presented at the

Dopamine-related Drugs Affect Reward-seeking Behavior  -  Apr 27, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — Drugs that adjust dopamine levels in the brain greatly affect how people react to success and failure, according to research presented at

Dopamine-Related Drugs Affect Reward-Seeking Behavior  -  Apr 27, 2007
DG NewsBOSTON, MA -- April 27, 2007 -- Drugs that adjust dopamine levels in the brain greatly affect how people react to success and failure, according to research

Exercise May Lead To Improvement In Patients With Parkinson's ...  -  May 17, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),This new study using treadmill exercise in animal models looked at the effects of dopamine in motor learning and execution. Parkinson's Disease is a chronic

Treadmill Exercise for Parkinson’s  -  May 17, 2007
PsychCentral.com,New research investigates the effects of exercise on the neurotransmitter dopamine, a critical stimulator of nerve cells within the body.

Down-Regulation of D2 Dopamine Receptor and Increased Protein ...  -  May 4, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the role of the D2 dopamine receptor (D2R) on aldosterone synthesis and secretion and clarify the

BioLineRx unveils 'innovative' antipsychotic drug  -  May 21, 2007
DrugResearcher.com,This is in addition to the more conventional antipsychotic approach of counteracting excessive dopamine activity in the brain.

Addiction illuminates concept of ‘free will’  -  May 17, 2007
Harvard University Gazette,Another essential aspect of the process of seeking and obtaining goals is the dopamine system. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter secreted into the nerve

Exercise May Lead to Improvement in Patients with Parkinson’s  -  May 15, 2007
Newswise (press release)This new study using treadmill exercise in animal models looked at the effects of dopamine in motor learning and execution. Parkinson’s Disease is a chronic

Parkinson's patients may benefit from treadmill exercise  -  May 16, 2007
South Asian Women's Forum,Since Parkinson's results from the loss of nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine, which is critical as a stimulator of motor system nerves in the

Rotigotine transdermal system approved for Parkinson's disease in US  -  May 17, 2007
RxPG NEWS,Parkinson's disease, which belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, results from the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells.

Addiction: A Disease of Learning and Memory  -  May 18, 2007
Focus (subscription)During the last decade, advances in understanding the role of dopamine in reward-related learning (8) have made a compelling case for a "pathological

FDA approves new Parkinson's treatment  -  May 10, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia -- The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia or the dopamine hypothesis of psychosis is a theory that argues that the

Parkinson's Drug Patch Gets the Green Light  -  May 11, 2007
Sci-Tech TodayParkinson's disease results from the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. Dopamine is crucial for the communication between cells that control muscle

Brain Chemical Protects Some Against Alcoholism  -  May 10, 2007
About - News & Issues,Elevated levels of D2 receptors for dopamine may provide a protective effect for some at high risk to become alcoholics. "Higher levels of dopamine D2

FDA Approves SCHWARZ PHARMA's Neupro(R) (Rotigotine Transdermal ...  -  May 10, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Neupro is the first once daily, continuous delivery transdermal dopamine agonist for early-stage Parkinson's disease MONHEIM, Germany, May 10 /PRNewswire/

Chemists try to Cure Crack Addiction  -  May 10, 2007
Wired NewsCocaine gets people high by blocking their dopamine transporters. Every time a nerve cell sends a signal, it squirts out a tiny bit of a messenger chemical

FDA Approves SCHWARZ PHARMA's Neupro(R) (Rotigotine Transdermal ...  -  May 11, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Neupro, with once daily dosing, is the first non-ergolinic dopamine agonist transdermal system capable of delivering medication over a 24-hour period.

Morphine blocks the brain's memory making mechanism  -  26 Apr 2007
South Asian Women's Forum,The affected synapses, Kauer found, were those between inhibitory neurons and dopamine neurons. In a healthy brain, inhibitory cells would bound the release

Betting your brain  -  26 Apr 2007
The Phoenix,The part of the brain triggered by both gambling and illicit drug use is known as the mesolimbic dopamine pathway. This is the same pleasure center involved

Mood Clock  -  26 Apr 2007
ScienCentral News,When they used a gene therapy technique to put a normal Clock gene back into just one brain region -- an area known to produce the reward chemical dopamine,

Exhaustive Study to Expand the Efficacy of Drug L-dopa for Parkinson's  -  26 Apr 2007
MedIndia,Parkinson's disease is a slow process of destruction of brain cells which produce dopamine. As dopamine levels fall, the symptoms of Parkinson’s shows up as

Michael J. Fox Foundation puts faith in Israeli Parkinson's research  -  26 Apr 2007
Globes,The damaged neurons of patients suffering from Parkinson's can no longer create dopamine in the brain, thus causing the muscle tremors, rigidity and

Facts about methamphetamine  -  26 Apr 2007
Homer News,That euphoric rush that is so enticing is caused by dopamine, a feel-good chemical produced by the brain in response to the drug.

Exercise May Help Ward Off Parkinson's Disease  -  26 Apr 2007
CBC News,Researchers at the University of Southern California have found evidence suggesting that exercise changes the way neurons release dopamine - a crucial brain

US PSYCH: Vigilance Still Necessary for Atypical Antipsychotics  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,But, explained Dr. Casey, the definition has shifted to focus on dopamine. Atypical antipsychotics allow physiologic dopamine function to remain relatively

Positive 'Restless Legs' Data Send XenoPort Shares Soaring  -  26 Apr 2007
BioWorld Online,To date, the company has not conducted any head-to-head studies comparing XP13512 to a dopamine receptor agonist, but an approval of XP13512 would provide a

Study Demonstrating Aeolus Compound’s Neuroprotection in Parkinson ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Wire (press release),AEOL 11207 administered orally protected against MPTP-induced dopamine depletion in the striatum as well as dopaminergic neuronal loss,

Neurology May Better Addiction Therapy  -  26 Apr 2007
Harvard Crimson,When the experiment was repeated with the cues but without the drugs, the rats’ levels of dopamine were nearly the same, suggesting that the drug alone is

Serial Shoppers  -  26 Apr 2007
University Daily Kansan,The emotional high shoppers feel right before they purchase an item is actually a release of dopamine, the same chemical in the brain that makes an addict

Raising the driving age to 18 could save lives  -  26 Apr 2007
The Herald,...those involved think in the way mature adults do, weighing the risks against the pleasurable thrill produced by the release of dopamine in the brain.

Dopamine returns to Zaphod Beeblebrox - Friday May 25th  -  Apr 24, 2007
Ottawa Start (press release),The musical journey for Dopamine began over a decade ago when childhood friends Andre Bourbonnais and Jason Cote met up with Kenneth Fraser at a local rock

Understanding Schizophrenia: How Genetics, White-matter Defects ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The mice also had changes in the nerve cells that make and use dopamine, a key chemical in the brain that transmits messages from one nerve cell to another.

Global Study To Extend Effectiveness Of Drug For Parkinson's  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Parkinson's disease gradually destroys brain cells that produce dopamine. As dopamine levels drop, symptoms increase: tremors in the arms, legs and face;

Parkinson's cure possible in next decade: Expert  -  Apr 24, 2007
Canada.com,Working with rats, Ms. Van Kampen has found ways of coaxing dormant neurons to take on the dopamine-producing role of the damaged neurons and to restore the

The Death of a Beautiful Theory? Dopamine And Reward Prediction Error  -  Apr 11, 2007
ScienceBlogsThis repopularization seemed to originate from a tantalizing discovery: the brain's most ancient structures were releasing dopamine in exactly the way

Growth Of Betting Websites Carries Added Risks For Gamblers With ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),That figure rises to 7.2% if they are taking drugs known as dopamine agonists. By comparison, in the general population only 1% of people become

Novel Gene Therapy Treatment For Parkinson's Disease Shows Promise  -  Apr 22, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Early in the disease, there is a loss of brain cells that produce the chemical dopamine. Normally, dopamine operates in a delicate balance with other

Studies line up on Parkinson's and pesticides link  -  Apr 23, 2007
ABC NewsParkinson's disease, which affects more than 1 million patients in the United States, is marked by the death of brain cells that produce dopamine.

SkyePharma PLC - Once-Daily REQUIP LP Extended-Release Tablets ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Patients with Parkinson's disease experience a reduction in dopamine, a key chemical in the brain thatcommunicates messages about movement, resulting in the

Can’t Get Enough of That Dopamine  -  Apr 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)For decades it has been rare to pick up a psychiatry or neuroscience journal and not see several articles on aspects of the dopamine neurotransmitter system

Gambling risk for Parkinson's patients  -  Apr 22, 2007
Cosmos,For patients that become hooked on online gambling, doctors may consider such strategies as reducing or stopping dopamine agonists, while families can

Strong Evidence that Pesticides Cause Parkinson's  -  Apr 23, 2007
NewsMax.com,Parkinson's disease, which affects more than 1 million patients in the United States, is marked by the death of brain cells that produce dopamine.

MPs slam researchers for plan to pay addicts  -  Apr 23, 2007
Cambridge Evening News,..."In particular, the researchers want to examine how drugs that either increase or decrease the levels of dopamine in the brain affect the way people in

Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release: Markedly Blunted in Cocaine ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)OBJECTIVE: Dopamine is an important mediator of the reinforcing effects of cocaine, and alterations in dopamine function might be involved in cocaine

Confirmation That a Specific Haplotype of the Dopamine Transporter ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose of this study was to confirm the association of a specific haplotype of the dopamine transporter gene and attention deficit

'Parkinson's Victims At Betting Website Risk'  -  Apr 19, 2007
Life Style Extra,It is believed drugs known as "dopamine agonists" - a standard therapy which helps reduce the symptoms of the condition - may be eroding the mental

SCHWARZ PHARMA Announces Publication Of Rotigotine Data For ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was designed to assess efficacy and safety with two doses of rotigotine, a dopamine agonist

Dopamine in identified among der the tracers.  -  Apr 9, 2007
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Coffee Consumption Linked to Better Chances Against Parkinson's ...  -  Apr 22, 2007
Gilkatho,The research, led by the University of Miami, centered on the chemical dopamine, which carries messages in the brain. In Parkinson’s sufferers,

"Forget the stars; it's sun that shapes our destiny"  -  Apr 22, 2007
Hindu,Men born from February to April, on the other hand, are most likely to have high levels of dopamine, another mood-lifting chemical boosted by sunlight.

Study: Parkinson's gene therapy does no harm  -  Apr 22, 2007
Indianapolis Star,About 1.5 million Americans have Parkinson's, a disease that gradually destroys brain cells that produce dopamine, a chemical crucial for controlling muscle

Assessment of 11 C-PE2I Binding to the Neuronal Dopamine ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
Journal of Nuclear Medicine (subscription)The present study aimed at evaluating the HRRT for measurement of the dopamine transporter (DAT) binding to validate its quantification and explore the gain

Parkinson’s and Web-Based Gambling  -  Apr 20, 2007
PsychCentral.com,That figure rises to 7.2 percent if they are taking drugs known as dopamine agonists. By comparison, in the general population only 1 percent of people

Novel gene therapy hints at improvement  -  Apr 18, 2007
Brocktown News,Some 1.5 million Americans have Parkinson‘s, a disease that gradually destroys brain cells that produce dopamine, a chemical crucial for the cellular

Uni to pay addicts in drugs research plan  -  Apr 21, 2007
Cambridge Evening News,The study will examine whether chronic drug users and non-drug users respond differently to changing levels of the brain chemical dopamine.

Novel Gene Therapy Hints at Improvement  -  Apr 16, 2007
WTOP,Some 1.5 million Americans have Parkinson's, a disease that gradually destroys brain cells that produce dopamine, a chemical crucial for the cellular

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