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Endorphins

open access: yesMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 1985
Endogenous opioid peptides rose to prominence with the discovery of the enkephalins in 1975. Since then, a vast amount of research has been directed toward understanding their role in normal and pathophysiological situations. Although the place of endogenous opioids in psychiatry remains uncertain, there is good evidence that a variety of tumors may ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis is to determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on pain (considering the different types of pain measured) and function in adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Noemí Moreno‐Segura   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptors and Depression: Linking Psychopharmacology, Pathology and Physiology in a Unifying Hypothesis for the Epigenetic Code of Neural Plasticity

open access: yesPharmaceuticals
Uncompetitive NMDAR (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor) antagonists restore impaired neural plasticity, reverse depressive-like behavior in animal models, and relieve major depressive disorder (MDD) in humans.
Stefano Comai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Outline of a Theory of Play

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effects of dexmedetomidine and midazolam on plasma and cerebrospinal fluid beta-endorphin levels in rats

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2021
Endorphins are endogenous peptides that play a role in the regulation of pain, behavior, neuroendocrine and autonomic functions. In our study, we aimed to investigate the role of β endorphins in these effects of midazolam and dexmedetomidine.
Canan Kucuk, Nihal Kadiogullari
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Effects of Clinical Pilates Training and Aerobic Exercise on Menopausal Symptoms, Quality of Life, Sleep and Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the effects of Clinical Pilates (CP) training and aerobic exercise (AE) on menopausal symptoms, depressive symptoms, quality of life (QoL), and sleep quality in postmenopausal women. Design Parallel‐group randomised controlled trial. Setting A Healthy Life Center in Bitlis, Turkey.
Başak Can, Serkan Usgu, Günseli Usgu
wiley   +1 more source

A Runner’s High for New Neurons? Potential Role for Endorphins in Exercise Effects on Adult Neurogenesis

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2021
Physical exercise has wide-ranging benefits to cognitive functioning and mental state, effects very closely resembling enhancements to hippocampal functioning.
Timothy J. Schoenfeld, Chance Swanson
doaj   +1 more source

Is there a role for cannabidiol in obesity, metabolic syndrome and binge eating?

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most abundant phytocannabinoids isolated from the Cannabis sativa plant. CBD is a lipophilic, non‐intoxicating substance that differently from Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) does not present the typical profile of a drug of abuse.
Luca Botticelli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pain pathways and mechanisms of neuropathic pain

open access: yesActa Neurológica Colombiana, 2007
Several neural steps are involved in the processing of noxious signals that can lead to the experience of pain. Nociceptors readily respond to different noxious modalities such as thermal, mechanical or chemical stimuli, but nociceptors do not respond ...
Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola
doaj   +2 more sources

Clinical Outcome and Hormone Profiles Before and After Laparoscopic Electroincision of the Ovaries in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

open access: yesBiomolecules & Biomedicine, 2007
The aim of study was to evaluate clinical outcome and hormone profiles of laparoscopic elec-troincision of the ovaries in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) before and after treatment.
Zulfo Godinjak, Ranka Javorić
doaj   +1 more source

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