http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- It`s a naturally occurring brain chemical with an unwieldy name: 4-hydroxybutyrate (4-HB). Taken by mouth, it can be abused or used as a date-rape drug. http://www.physorg.com/news177862223.html Chemistry Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:12 EST news177862223 (PhysOrg.com) -- Enhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices by affecting expectations of pleasure, according to new research from the UCL Institute of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news177253940.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:14:02 EST news177253940 Researchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others. http://www.physorg.com/news176464812.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:03 EST news176464812 Understanding the inner workings of the brain remains one of the last frontiers in all of neurobiology. A Case Western Reserve University engineering professor is developing a miniaturized low-power device to detect how electrical signals and neurotransmitters in the brain work. http://www.physorg.com/news175355200.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:20:01 EST news175355200 The good, the bad and the ugly: That's a quick summary of the effects of dopamine, a natural brain chemical that's linked to pleasure, addiction and disease. http://www.physorg.com/news174154939.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:22:41 EST news174154939 New research on a brain chemical involved in development sheds light on why some individuals may be predisposed to anxiety. It also strengthens understanding of cellular processes that may be common to anxiety and depression, and suggests how lifestyle changes may help overcome both. http://www.physorg.com/news161367803.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 May 2009 17:23:53 EST news161367803 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms. Their findings, reported in today's edition of Science, could be used in the future to prevent the plagues which devastate crops (notably in developing countries), affecting the livelihood of one in ten people across the globe. http://www.physorg.com/news152461358.html Biology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:23:00 EST news152461358 A genetic variation involving the brain chemical serotonin has been found to shape the social behavior of rhesus macaque monkeys, which could provide researchers with a new model for studying autism, social anxiety and schizophrenia. Humans and macaques are the only members of the primate family to have this particular genetic trait. http://www.physorg.com/news151141265.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:41:05 EST news151141265