A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own ...

A pioneering clinical trial is exploring whether lab-engineered stem cells can restore dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease.

Peking University, June 16, 2025: A multidisciplinary team led by Professor Li Yulong from the School of Life Sciences at Peking University has developed a far-red fluorescent dopamine (DA) probe that ...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than one million people in the United States, with approximately 90,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Although ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s movement signal. A wave of new research is now overturning that picture, ...

Dopamine affects movement control, emotion regulation, and thinking skills. When dopamine levels are typical, they promote good health, while atypical levels can lead to health concerns. The above ...

Dopamine is a brain chemical famously linked to mood and pleasure − but researchers have found multiple types of dopamine neurons with different functions. By Kimberlee D'Ardenne / The Conversation ...

The experiment to treat Parkinson’s is a critical early test of stem cells’ potential to tackle serious disease. In an important test for stem-cell medicine, a biotech company says implants of ...

Although there is a long-standing, common assumption that most -- if not all -- dopamine neurons solely respond to rewards or reward-predicting cues, researchers instead discovered that one genetic ...

Natural ways to increase dopamine include regular exercise, eating enough protein, and meditation. People can also speak with a doctor if they are concerned about low dopamine levels. Dopamine is a ...

Dopamine rushes, withdrawals, and detoxes are trending among wellness gurus online. But experts say the science behind the trendy phrases doesn’t hold up. The nerve cells pictured here are responsible ...

I used to think dopamine was just a chemical in the brain. Turns out, it can make or break a life. Coined by Dr. Cameron Sepa ...