Chemical messengers called hormones are found all across the human body. They are in charge of both physical and mental ...

A study comparing impulsively violent female convicts with age-matched non-impulsive female convicts identified four groups ...

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 ...

Whether a woman will crave sweets or croissants, though, depends on yet another player: the brain chemical serotonin, she says. Most women with PMS experience a drop in serotonin levels ...

A woman presented with recent onset of episodic ... Notably, her medication regimen included daily use of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and occasional use of sumatriptan for ...

Scientists have uncovered new links between the gut and brain that might lead to better ways of treating depression and ...

Serotonin is also produced outside the brain ... option for treating depression and anxiety especially in pregnant women. "Our findings indicate that we may be able to treat a mother's depression ...