A research team led by Professor Oh Yong-Seok of the Department of Brain Sciences at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science ...

Jan. 8 -- People who combine different types of serotonin-enhancing medications, such as certain antidepressants and migraine medications, may be increasing their risk of stroke, a new study says. The ...

Serotonin and mental health Some medications used to manage mental health conditions work by changing how your brain uses serotonin. Early theories suggested that chronic low serotonin is the main ...

Mechanism of brain neuropeptide circuit reconstruction uncovered, paving the way for next-generation rapid-acting therapies beyond serotonin - Findings published in Molecular Psychiatry, a leading jou ...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in the number of people turning to medication to help relieve anxiety but top health ...

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

An individual's nerve cells produce a special chemical called serotonin. It is responsible for sending signals from one nerve ...

This post was written with a contribution from Margaret Heaton-Ashby, LMFT. Your nerve cells are constantly in a state of production to create the chemical serotonin, which is made from the essential ...