5th of July 2012 09:13 GMT
Experts in the United States may have just found a way to make it easier for neuroscientists to figure out what causes depression and how the condition acts inside the human brain. This was achieved when experts created a tag that can be applied to a critically-important molecule. According to Vanderbilt University...
24th of April 2012 11:08 GMT
A new investigation, conducted on yeast cells, reveals more clues about how antidepressants work. The results also appear to suggest that problems with the neurotransmitter serotonin are not the sole cause of depression. This particular finding is very important, since it may open new avenues of research for treating...
2nd of April 2012 10:00 GMT
According to researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), people with a certain variation in two genes coding for the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin are at an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The discovery is very important, particularly for the ...
8th of December 2011 08:58 GMT
Vanderbilt University investigators say in a new study that consuming the drug ecstasy – also called methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA – can lead to significant changes in the brain, including a chronic loss of the key neurotransmitter serotonin. The chemical is largely responsible for our feelings ...
15th of September 2011 09:51 GMT
For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, announce the existence of a clear, provable link between levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain and a person's ability to control their anger. According to the conclusions of their newest study on the i...