Tag: 5-HT
Serotonin promotes (futile) patience and (false) faith in future rewards
This study alone explains so much of the pathological behavior seen in humans living in developed countries….
Serotonin may cause schizophrenia, Parkinson, and Alzheimer diseases
One by one, medical myths (slowly) go the way of the Dodo. Two of the most pervasive…
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) caused by histamine and serotonin
I did not expect to see this statement in a mainstream science news outlet, but here it…
Parkinson Disease (PD) may begin in the gut
The article below is one of at least 20 I have seen in just 2020 alone that…
Elevated serotonin may cause schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
The study and even the popular press article are fairly technical so I won’t go into the…
Blocking serotonin treats fatty liver disease (NAFLD / NASH)
The bad news for serotonin just keeps on coming. Just minutes ago I posted about serotonin turning…
Blocking serotonin may treat allergies and inflammatory diseases
The bad news for serotonin (5-HT) just keeps accumulating. Aside from its well-known (outside of medical office,…
SSRI drugs, not depression, destroy empathy
Yet another medical myth gets busted today. A common dogma in psychiatry is that one of the…
Serotonin antagonists as treatment for COVID-19 / SARS
A quick post to let my Twitter followers know that serotonin is implicated in viral diseases as…
Serotonin may be a cause of hemorrhoids and tinnitus
The two conditions mentioned in the title of the post are quite pervasive among Western societies and…