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Insulin in brain influences dopamine levels: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Insulin lowers the dopamine level in a specific region of the brain (striatum) that regulates reward processes and cognitive functions, among other things. This interaction can be an important driver of the brain's regulation of glucose metabolism and eati
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Study finds insulin in brain influences dopamine levels
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 23 (ANI): Researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Tubingen have shown that in the human brain, the hormone insulin also acts on the most important neurotransmitter for the reward system, dopamine.
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Study focuses on neurological consequences of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], September 24 (ANI): A team of neuroscientists and clinicians are examining the potential link between COVID-19 and increased risk of Parkinson's disease, and measures to get ahead of the curve.
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New discovery may lead to effective and natural treatment for Parkinson's
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): Researchers have identified two molecules naturally produced by the body that stimulate the production of dopamine, the molecule that is in short supply in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease.
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Parkinson's disease may develop even before birth, reveals study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 3 (ANI): People with symptoms of Parkinson's disease before they reach 50 may have brain development disorder even before their birth. The disease can go undetected for over 30 to 40 years before showing symptoms.
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Non-invasive technique to treat Parkinson's disease
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new non-invasive technique to treat Parkinson's disease.
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Awakening dormant dopaminergic neurons is key to reversing Parkinson's, sa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan 11 (ANI): Parkinson's disease affects as many as 10 million people across the world and apart from causing just movement disabilities. It also adversely impacts their quality of life. The current treatment approaches for Parkinson's disease (PD) are mostly symptomati
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Study finds dopamine, biological clock link to snacking, overeating
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): Pleasing your body through over-eating has a direct link to the body-clock.
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Dopamine leads to over-eating and eventually weight gain
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): Pleasure and timing are interlinked, not only in life but in our body as well, finds a recent study. The brain's pleasure sector has an integrated connection with the human biological clock.
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Cannabis makes you less creative and less attentive: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Regular users of cannabis are not good at creative thinking and are often less aware of their own mistakes, claims research on the effects of cannabis.
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Here's how cannabis affects brain
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): A recent analysis has found a dose-response relationship between higher cannabis use and increased risk for schizophrenia, a condition associated with abnormal dopamine synthesis and release in the brain.
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Nicotine addiction while pregnant alters genes: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University of Houston has reported in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that a possible cure for addiction may be found by following the pathways of significantly altered dopamine neurons in newborns who wer
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