A study of depressed individuals found that an eight‐week treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ...

They found that DRN serotonin stimulation causes activation of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, brain areas ...

Love happens in the brain, where hormonal releases and brain chemicals like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are released.

Variation of one gene associated with the serotonin system (the serotonin transporter gene) has been most linked to depression susceptibility—it is thought to moderate the impact of stressful ...

Regulatory T cells, which are typically anti-inflammatory, could help prevent the infant immune system from overreacting to new environmental stimuli and foods, a process known as tolerance. Zeng and ...

Understanding the neural circuits that drive anxiety may help researchers discover circuit-specific targets and therefore increase the precision of treatment strategies.

Dexfenfluramine (a SERT substrate) mediates PAH experimentally via its actions on the serotinergic system. Increased activation of the serotonin system or the SERT may be a 'second-hit' risk ...

Antidepressants like Prozac are commonly prescribed to treat mental health disorders, but new research suggests they could ...

It is well known that bright-light therapy can bring quick benefits to people with depression or SAD, because light affects the melatonin-serotonin system and elevates mood. In fact, some ...

Serotonin syndrome is a preventable, drug-related complication that results from increased brain-stem serotonin activity, usually precipitated by the use of one or more serotonergic drugs.