Tag: 5-HT
High serotonin linked to poor aging trajectory (brain atrophy and depression)
This is one of the studies that Big Pharma will probably spend a lot of money on…
Serotonin (5-HT) may drive both schizophrenia and Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Unbeknownst to most people, psychiatry has started to make a quiet “paradigm shift” in regards to psychotic…
Atherosclerosis linked to high estrogen/cortisol/serotonin, low androgens
The findings of the study are not surprising, but I wanted to post it on the blog…
SSRI/serotonin cause heart damage/failure
The role of serotonin in fibrotic conditions is well-known in research circles but is a taboo topic…
Elevated serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) drive nightmares in PTSD
More than a quarter of all military/veteran personnel are estimated to have some form/level of PTSD, regardless…
SSRI drug use during pregnancy linked (again) to autism
I don’t think the topic needs much of an introduction. At this point, the only people who…
Ubiquitous food dye causes inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…by increasing serotonin
It is rare these days to get a so-called “one-two punch” study. Namely, a study that not…
Serotonin (5-HT) drives fear and conditions such as anxiety/PTSD
Conversely, blocking 5-HT or lowering its synthesis can probably cure most fear-based conditions such as generalized anxiety…
COVID-19 is a serotonin-dependent disease
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread all over the world in early 2020, some of the earliest studies…
Serotonin enhances learning from punishment, reduces learning from reward
Research as early as the 1960s firmly established that there is nothing “happy” when it comes to…