Serotonin and healthy or weak bones
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Dr. Judith Wurtman
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 f ...
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LSD and Serotonin
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Dirk H.
... crucial piece of the puzzle. According to an early theory, the aberrant mental functioning produced by the tiniest dose of LSD was due to interference with normal levels of serotonin in the brain. In 1954, chemists D.W. Woolley and E. Shaw had published an article in Science strongly arguing that serotonin was the likely biochemical basis for maj ...
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Serotonin and Dopamine: A Primer
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Dirk H.
The Molecules of Reward Serotonin and dopamine are part of a group of compounds called biogenic amines. In addition to serotonin and dopamine, the amines include noradrenaline, acetylcholine, and his ...
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Low Serotonin and Fibromyalgia
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Dr. Daniel Kalish
... t people because of different genes, diets, toxic exposures, lifestyles, beliefs, emotions and life experiences, in other words…stress!So what is fibromyalgia and how can low serotonin be a common factor?Fibromyalgia is recognized as a chronic condition that causes intense pain in various places around the body, including muscles, connective tissue ...
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New Osteoporosis Research: Serotonin Could Control Bone Formation
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Sheryl R.
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 ...
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Platelet serotonin in systemic sclerosis.
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Jan
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, and in 38 normal controls. Patients with the C ...
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Serotonin, Aggression, Apathy, and Empathy
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Drs. Fernettte & Brock E.
... ehavior disorder' ('explosive child') and severe anxiety disorder. The question is what effects could they be having on these children, and how well is the safety known? The serotonin system is widely distributed throughout the brain and it appears to be involved in many processes important for behavior - including arousal, aggression, activation ...
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