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NEWS ABOUT: serotonin

serotonin stories: 6 news summaries

 Atkins Will Make You Thin 
 —but Miserable 

Study shows that low-carb diet causes bad moods

Nov 16, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - You may lose weight on the Atkins diet, but you’ll be a really crabby thin person, a new study finds. OK, few dieters have truly sunny dispositions, but Australian researchers have found that the problem’s especially bad for those on low-carb diets. In a recent study, they split... More »

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diet • serotonin • dieting • Atkins diet • mood

 Mediterranean Diet 
 Beats the Blues 

Study finds diet cuts risk of depression by nearly a third

Oct 6, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Mediterranean diet has been shown to cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and researchers now say it can help prevent depression as well. Spanish researchers followed 10,000 subjects for nearly 5 years and found that, even when personality traits and other factors were taken into account,... More »

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depression • diet • fish • serotonin • Mediterranean diet

Big Differences Found
in Male, Female Brains

They're apparently based on different genetic blueprints, studies find

Jul 18, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The brains of men and women are so physically different they amount to different organs and may have developed from distinct genetic blueprints, new research shows. Distinct anatomical differences between male and female brains likely explain many well-established differences of perception and behavior between the sexes, from problem-solving strategies to... More »

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serotonin • male brain • frontal lobe • sex drive • scientific study • female brain • hypothalamus • limbic cortex • hippocampus • Centre for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory • parietal cortex • amygdala

Time to Stop Blaming the Turkey

Carbs do as much as tryptophan to put you to sleep after Thanksgiving feast

Nov 22, 07 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - It's time to stop blaming the tryptophan for your post-feast snooze, says LiveScience Bad Medicine columnist Christopher Wanjek. The chemical, found in turkey, does affect sleep, but cheddar cheese is also packed with it and doesn't get the same bad rap. The real Turkey Day culprit is the "combination... More »

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serotonin • turkey • insulin • Thanksgiving • carbs

Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

Treat may work by boosting brain's serotonin levels

Oct 1, 07 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A daily dose of dark chocolate noticeably improves symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers have discovered. Scientists speculate that the chocolate may boost brain serotonin levels in sufferers, who reported significantly less fatigue when they ate 45 grams a day of chocolate high in cocoa content. More »

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health • United Kingdom • study • blood pressure • serotonin • chocolate • chronic fatigue syndrome • health study

Bacteria Battle Depression

Research shows brain produces serotonin as an immune response

Apr 6, 07 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clinical depression may be treatable with bacteria, doctors at Bristol University posit. They got the idea when they observed lung cancer patients inoculated with harmless Mycobacterium vaccae who showed reduced symptoms and improved mental health. The brain produces serotonin as an immune response, the docs hypothesized, raising the low serotonin... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • health • depression • antidepressant • mental health • science • bacteria • vaccination • vaccine • medical research • stress • research • serotonin • immune system

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