New research reveals that serotonin plays a key role in how the brain predicts future rewards, shedding light on its puzzling activity in response to both pleasure and pain.

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some ...

Phthalates — the synthetic chemicals used in everyday products for food packaging, personal care, toys and more — have been linked to abnormal neurological development in infants.

A new interdisciplinary study by researchers from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and the Andrew and Erna ...

ABSTRACT: Background and Aims: Gastrointestinal-derived serotonin (5-HT) plays a crucial role in the enteric nervous system and has been identified as a key mediator in the pathogenesis of chronic ...

"The fact that fragile linear molecules are still present at Mars' surface 3.7 billion years after their formation allows us to make a new statement: If life ever appeared on Mars billions of ...

Key Laboratory of Flexible Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China ...

Citrus stimulates the growth of a bacterium in the digestive tract that boosts the production of serotonin and dopamine, according to the study published in the Microbiome journal. These biological ...

Summary: New research reveals dopamine has a previously unknown role: reshaping our memories of rewarding experiences. In a study using mice, scientists found dopamine helps reduce the perceived value ...

The basis for the successful experiment is made of tiny carbon molecules known as nanographenes. This synthetic bottom-up approach enables versatile experimental research into quantum technologies ...