Prolactin, a polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, plays a vital role in regulating several key physiological processes, most notably la ...

Objetive The aim was to assess the evolution of tumor size and prolactin (PRL) levels in patients with micro and macroprolactinomas diagnosed and treated with dopamine agonists during fertile age, and ...

The fickle power of dopamine At the center of this issue is the neuromodulator dopamine, often erroneously labeled as the "pleasure molecule." In reality, dopamine is more accurately described as ...

Summary: New research identifies a promising strategy for correcting dopamine imbalances in the brain using a drug that blocks kappa opioid receptors (KOR). In mouse models with a rare mutation that ...

This disruption in iron regulation, believed to have a primarily genetic origin, induces an increase in the synthesis of dopamine and glutamate, which is likely the cause of the symptoms.

A new study published in Current Biology sheds light on how the brain learns to avoid harmful situations, revealing that dopamine—commonly associated with pleasure and reward—also plays a flexible and ...

He teaches writing at Georgetown University. Dopamine is to blame for a lot of your misery. It compels us to endlessly chase more, better, and greater—even when our dreams have come true.

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China ...

Prolactin is produced and released into the bloodstream by the pituitary gland. That production is usually slowed when the hypothalamus releases dopamine, a natural prolactin inhibitor.