'We are the champions' the new birdie song
...o put the tropical boubou, an African bird, in the mood for a song. Research published in BMC Ecology describes a rare example of a context-specific birdsong and identifies the tropical boubou as the first bird species known to sing a 'victory duet'. The birds probably sing to deter other birds from i...Purdue chemists 'put the twist' on protein building block
...ubstances, namely serotonin, which plays a role in mood regulation, and melatonin, often used to treat jet lag. With a few additions to its molecular structure, tryptamine can form the amino acid tryptophan, which is incorporated with other amino acids in long chains to form proteins. The character of try...UW study: Baby's face lights up emotional center of new mom's brain
...hen a new mom gazes at her baby, it's not just her mood that lights up - it's also a brain region associat...ing findings, notes Nitschke, is that the mothers' mood ratings corresponded to changes in the brain. For example, the more a mom said she was happy, the mo...Vanderbilt doctors use Viagra to treat infants with pulmonary hyptertension
... shocked," Krista said. "Actually it lightened the mood a bit. It had been such a day of bad news and here the doctor was telling us Viagra might help with his lungs. We could almost laugh." The Wilsons didn't hesitate to give permission because they knew their son needed a miracle. "I was skeptical, an...Ritalin may improve Parkinson's symptoms, OHSU study says
...ure and it enhanced improvements levodopa made in mood and decreased fatigue. Adverse effects, in general, were minimal, and the drug had no effect when given alone to Parkinson's disease patients. The study's findings do more than show that Ritalin improves patients' responses to levodopa, Nutt said. Th...JCI table of contents, 17 May 2004
...+ Channels * TITLE: Isoform-specific regulation of mood behavior and pancreatic beta cell and cardiovascular function by L-type Ca2+ channels AUTHOR CONTACT:Joerg Striessnig, Universitat Innsburck, Inssbruck, Austria. Phone: 43-512-507-5600; Fax: 43-512-507-2931; E-mail: joerg.striessnig@uibk.ac.at Vie...Biologists discover nerve activity, not just genetics controls kinds of neurotransmitters produced
...inding that may one day lead to new treatments for mood and learning disorders. In a study published in the June 3rd issue of the journal Nature, a team led by UCSD professor of biology Nicholas Spitzer shows that manipulating the electrical activity of developing nerve cells can alter the type of neurotr...Synthetic hormone used in contraceptives and HRT produces negative effects in monkey studies
... say the findings may explain anecdotal reports of mood changes, depression and loss of libido in some wom...ith depression, anxiety disorders and premenstrual mood disorders in humans. To identify MPA's behavioral effects over a longer period, Dr. Pazol ...Genetic basis for individual variations in the response to stress
...ing from excess glucocorticoid exposure, including mood and anxiety disorders, and cognitive impairment. Exposure to stress activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic adrenomedullary system, which are regulated by neuronal pathways, including the inhibitory GABAergic (gamm...Early dexamethasone exposure has long-term neurodevelopment, neuroendocrine effects
...fects may have important implications on learning, mood and ultimately quality of life in survivors of prematurity....Donaghue Women's Health Investigator Program awards grants to three at Yale
...ceptor appears to be involved in the regulation of mood and the actions of antidepressants. Results from this work will enhance understanding of the neurobiology of peri- and postmenopausal depression and may have profound effects on the treatment of depression during this stage in women's lives. The Et...Severe depression associated with greater number of nerve cells in thalamus region of brain
.... Major depression is characterized by a depressed mood and lack of interest or pleasure in normal activit...y alternating periods of extreme mania or elevated mood swings, and severe depression. Schizophrenia often results in psychotic episodes of hallucinations a...UW study: Migrating birds offer insight into sleep
...riguing model for studying mechanisms for seasonal mood disorders, such as bipolar illness." Benca and her colleagues studied captive white-crowned sparrows, songbirds that normally migrate at night between Alaska and Southern California twice a year. When in captivity in laboratory cages during periods w...Sleepless over Seattle: Migrating songbirds forgo sleep but keep their wits
...g periods, such as pilots, and could shed light on mood disorders that disrupt sleep. In the study, led by...neurobiology of some human disorders, particularly mood disorders. "Like migrating sparrows," the authors note, "both depressed and manic patients show redu...Acamprosate: potential medication for treating alcoholism
...alcohol on performance tasks, or most of alcohol's mood effects, she said. "The glutamate system is one of the most strongly affected by chronic alcohol use," added Raymond Anton, Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs at the Medical University of South Caroli...Scientists build on case connecting inflammatory disease and depression
...eumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowels. These mood disorders usually are attributed to psychological problems encountered by patients having to deal with the suffering and disability brought about by their diseases. However, Dantzer and Kelley explained, research on patients whose immune systems are ...Depression traced to overactive brain circuit
...when in remission, most subjects with a history of mood disorder experienced a temporary recurrence of sym...phan depletion in healthy volunteers triggered the mood and brain activity changes. Brain scans revealed that a key emotion-processing circuit was overactiv...Brain's reward circuitry revealed in procrastinating primates
...rbed in mental disorders, including schizophrenia, mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder, so our finding of the pivotal role played by this gene and circuit may be of clinical interest," suggested Richmond. "For example, people who are depressed often feel nothing is worth the work. People wit...New genetic hypothesis for the cause of autism
... other disorders, such as schizophrenia or bipolar mood disorder that clearly have a genetic component but have resisted understanding despite the completion of the human genome project.......rs, serotonin and norepinephrine--chemicals key to mood and widely recognized for their role in depression. Not all patients with fibromyalgia, however, have depression or respond to antidepressants. Treatment studies of the other types of antidepressant drugs, including selective serotonin uptake inhibit...