Addiction and appetite along the gut-brain axis: Vagus nerve may play a crucial role in the dopamine reward pathway

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

How to get high on your own dopamine—naturally

Being thoughtful about food choices can also help ensure your body produces and regulates dopamine properly. Dopamine is ...
Medical Xpress

Fixing the leak: Blocking an opioid receptor for safer treatment of dopamine-related disorders

Dopamine, a small molecule derived from the amino acid tyrosine, plays a significant role in regulating multiple essential brain functions, including movement, mood and motivation as well as multiple ...

Solvonis Therapeutics' Prof. David Nutt on breakthrough depression treatment

Solvonis Therapeutics PLC (LSE:SVNS) chief scientific officer Professor David Nutt talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion ...
Science Daily

Compound harnesses cannabis' pain-relieving properties without side effects

Researchers have developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn't affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential. The custom-designed molecule, derived ...
Yahoo Malaysia

Immune signal in the brain may offer new target for treating meth addiction

Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the ...
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Compound harnesses cannabis’ pain-relieving properties without side effects

Researchers at WashU Medicine and Stanford University developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn't affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential. The ...