Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have identified a signaling chain that starts with gut ...

Serotonin is a chemical produced mostly in our digestive tract. 1 Despite its humble beginnings in the gut, serotonin has the important job of deciding which brain cells to "turn off" (inhibit) during ...

Recent research has opened the debate on whether chemical imbalances cause depression, anxiety, and other conditions ...

Low levels of serotonin in the brain are seen as a possible cause of depression and many antidepressants act by blocking a protein that transports serotonin away from the nerve cells. A brain imaging ...

In a recent study in Nature Communications, researchers increased synaptic serotonin through a selective serotonin-releasing agent (SSRA), fenfluramine, to investigate its impact on human behavior.

Loss of the "happiness" brain hormone serotonin might play a role in the decline of brain function as a person ages, a new study reports. People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had up to 25% ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have created the first complete model to describe the role that serotonin plays in brain development and structure. Serotonin, also ...

Low levels of serotonin in the brain are seen as a possible cause of depression and many antidepressants act by blocking a protein that transports serotonin away from the nerve cells. A brain imaging ...