Meth that enters your brain drastically increases your dopamine levels, creating a powerful reward incentive to keep using. However, it can also kill brain cells, causing long-term damage to your ...

New research suggests that mood swings in bipolar disorder are regulated by two clocks: the body’s 24-hour circadian rhythm ...

They showed that meth and PCP caused neurons to change the ... the researchers found that a drug-induced increase in the ...

ADHD medications like Adderall and Ritalin, as well as addictive drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, target the dopamine system, implicating it in habit formation, craving, and euphoria.

Known as “dopamine foods,” they work to boost production of the feel-good chemical in your body. The way dopamine foods work in your body is a little complicated, and nutritionists stress that ...

Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...

Young adults who use methamphetamine could be more prone ... neurotrophic factor (GDNF), a protein that protects and repairs dopamine, an important neurotransmitter, in areas of the brain related ...

My laboratory has been exploring three aspects of the role of adenosine-dopamine receptor interactions in psychostimulant abuse. First, we are interested in how psychostimulants such as cocaine and ...