Serotonin, impulsivity, and eating disorders
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Carrie A.Posted
Sat 23 Aug 2008 10:35pmSerotonin is the brain chemical we've all come to know and love. It's sometimes called the "happy chemical." Why? People with depression tend to have low levels of serotonin in the brain. So do people with anxiety disorders. And bulimia nervosa .
Anorexia appears to be a little different. While researchers know that people with anorexia
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Serotonin and healthy or weak bones
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Dr. Judith WurtmanPosted
Fri 10 Apr 2009 2:17pm
I was losing the argument. According to my neighbor, it was possible to take serotonin as a supplement and not only lose weight but also vanquish the symptoms of stress, PMS and menopause. “Just go to the website and you will see all the testimonials from people who have been helped by the serotonin supplement,” she told me, referring
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What does serotonin have to do with the skeletal system?
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Disordered Times ..Posted
Sat 29 Nov 2008 10:57am
Researchers at Columbia University have found that serotonin produced in the gastrointestinal tract is critical to bone formation. This is a somewhat new finding, so expect much more on the details, especially when it comes to treatment of osteoperosis. Tiptoe has a fantastic post about this topic already, so head over to her site and read on.
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Platelet serotonin in systemic sclerosis.
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JanPosted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm
By P. S. Klimiuk and Colleague
Platelet serotonin concentrations were measured in 43 patients with systemic sclerosis, in 11 patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon... serotonin concentrations than normal controls. Patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis had normal platelet serotonin concentrations. In patients with CREST treatment with ketanserin
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New Osteoporosis Research: Serotonin Could Control Bone Formation
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Sheryl R.Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 2:01am
Most treatments for Osteoporosis only slow bone loss, but a new finding may provide new hope for the 10 million Americans who live with this disease. Turns out serotonin could play a very important role in bone formation.
The New York Times reports:
At its heart is serotonin made by the gut rather than the brain, whose role outside the brain
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New Study Touts Link Between Serotonin and Impulsivity and Decision-Making
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Jeremiah D.Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:52pm
According to this article, new research confirms the relationship between low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin and the management of emotions during social decision-making. While the impact of serotonin on emotions has been long suspected (and argued about), the authors of this study claim they have documented the link between the two
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You Ask, I Answer: Serotonin in Foods?
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Andy B.Posted
Mon 25 Oct 2010 12:27pm
I’ve been told that bananas have the second highest levels of serotonin.
When I pass [that tidbit] on, others ask ‘what’s the first?’. Do you know?
– @kiloerg
Via Twitter
I’m sorry to say that whoever told you bananas have the highest second levels of serotonin must have been rather confused.
Foods, after all, don’t contain
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