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Dopamine Defined
A chemical that transmits messages in the brain and plays a role in movement
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$950,000 In Seed Grants Awarded By The Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Published July 2, 2008, 8:20 am, Medical News Today
The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) is pleased to announce awards of $950,000 toward its 2008-2009 International Research Grants and Fellowship Program (IRGFP). The funding will support the research of 19 Parkinson's scientists, chosen on April 11 from a group of almost 100 candidates by a scientific review committee led by Stanley Fahn, M.D., PDF's Scientific Director.
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Begins Enrollment For U.S. Phase II Clinical Trial Of CPP-109 In Patients With ...
Published July 1, 2008, 2:17 am, Medical News Today
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX), a biopharmaceutical company that acquires or in-licenses, develops and commercializes prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction and obsessive compulsive disorders, announced that it has begun enrollment for its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled U.S.
MS Patients at Higher Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Published June 30, 2008, 12:34 pm, MedicineNet.com
Title: MS Patients at Higher Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome Category: Health News Created: 6/28/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/30/2008
Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco
Published June 30, 2008, 12:15 pm, New York Times
In-Depth From A.D.A.M. Nicotine Addiction Nicotine is the chemical in cigarettes that makes them addictive. Higher levels of nicotine in a cigarette can make it harder to quit smoking.
Taming That Overwhelming Urge to Smoke
Published June 30, 2008, 12:14 pm, New York Times
It may be easy to start smoking, but quitting is a bit trickier. The brain of an addicted smoker treats nicotine as if it is essential for survival. Genetic traits may predispose some smokers to stronger addiction.
Parkinson's brain shot
Published June 30, 2008, 8:12 am, WHOI Peoria
By Jen Christensen Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008 at 10:10 a.m. Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease is a condition that affects movement. It occurs when nerve cells in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra, degenerate or die.
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Begins Enrollment for U.S. Phase II Clinical Trial of CPP-109 in Patients with ...
Published June 30, 2008, 5:03 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company that acquires or in-licenses, develops and commercializes prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction and obsessive compulsive disorders, today announced that it has begun enrollment for its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled U.S.
Dogs in decline
Published June 30, 2008, 12:29 am, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Matthias was a playful, energetic dog with a penchant for chasing squirrels. He always knew his boundaries, though, thanks to the electric fence that has rimmed the yard for most of his life.
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Mon Jun 30
- [The effect of a low dose of piracetam on the acti...[Eksp Klin Farmakol. 1996 Mar-Apr] - PubMed Result: Low dose piracetam increases dopamine release in the striatum and lowers 5-HT rekease in the striatum.
- Addicted To Grief? Chronic Grief Activates Pleasure Areas Of The Brain
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Thu Jun 19
- A receptor for dopamine and a mismapped mutation: TaqI DRD2 is NOT mapped on the dopamine D2 receptor. A nice post to follow up "the genetics of learning from our mistakes" by Discovering Biology in a Digital World.
Wed Jun 18
- Alcohol Research & Health, Volume 21 (2), Neuroscience: Pathways of Addiction
- PLoS ONE: Computational Systems Analysis of Dopamine Metabolism
- The Programmers' Stone " Other Applications: Regarding Aspergers (In the ADHD section): "After all - and it is telling that this point is usually overlooked - geeks don't have people problems with other geeks"
- Developmental and Target-Depende nt Regulation of Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Expression by Dopamine Neurons -- Mendez et al. 28 (25): 6309 -- Journal of Neuroscience: VGluT2 is the only VGluT expressed in VTA/SN DA neurons. Its expression decreases with age and is negatively regulated through a contact-depend ent signal provided by GABA and DA neurons.
Tue Jun 17
- Some people never learn: the genetics of learning from our mistakes: MFC activity related to DRD2? "The genetic change described by Klein isn't located in the dopamine receptor gene. In fact, it's possible that the DRD2-TAQ-IA polymorphism doesn't have any effect< sep/>
Sun Jun 15
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