The age-old advice to "trust your gut" could soon take on new meaning for people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, thanks ...

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A medication long known for its use in substance abuse treatment is getting a second life in the world of functional medicine ...

An oral small molecule drug may reduce gastrointestinal adverse events for adults using a GLP-1-based obesity drug, according ...

Researchers in the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine have engineered a live bacterium to function as the ...

In the lingo of the field, dopamine-producing cells are measuring a reward prediction error — the difference between the ...

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump's administration announced it would repurpose an old, generic drug as a new treatment for autism, it came as a surprise to many experts — including the ...

A mathematical model reveals circadian rhythms' impact on medication efficacy, particularly for neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease and depression. The model focuses on dopamine reuptake ...

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In the late 1960s, scientists discovered a miracle drug for Parkinson’s disease — a simple, inexpensive dopamine-replacement ...

Dopamine is often called the brain's "motivation molecule," but for me, it represents something deeper, a window into how ...

WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal officials began reviewing “serious concerns about his personal conduct,” according to a ...