Because of the increasing use of psychopharmacologic drugs known to increase serotonin neurotransmission, such as SSRIs, and the increasing incidence of polypharmacy, some predict that more cases ...

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter synthesized both peripherally and centrally from dietary amino acid L-tryptophan. Serotonin is produced peripherally by the intestinal chromaffin cells and ...

In our day-to-day lives, we're constantly making a slew of decisions, from immediate matters to prospects on the far horizon.

World Down Syndrome Day is observed as an effort to bring attention to Down Syndrome. The theme this year is ‘all about support’. Between March 20 and 22, there will be a number of events at ...

The Spring family of Hutchinson, Minnesota, is the subject of two documentaries, as six of their 12 children were born with Down syndrome. Leah Spring's fifth child was born with Down syndrome ...

While serotonin is often associated with happiness, too much serotonin can lead to serotonin syndrome, a potentially dangerous condition causing agitation, confusion, increased heart rate ...

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...

IN commemoration of the National Down Syndrome Consciousness Month, the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) encouraged the general public to ...

Multiple sleep disorders can affect your energy levels, and two that often get confused for one another are narcolepsy and chronic fatigue syndrome. Though both chronic fatigue syndrome and ...