Department of Health and Sport Science, University of Richmond, Virginia 23173. Previous research investigating the response of plasma beta-endorphins (beta-EP) to resistance exercise has resulted in ...

We all chase the elusive runner’s high. Some people describe it as “feeling strong” while other describe it as a sense of mental clarity. Suffice to say, it feels good. But most highs are addictive; ...

Beta-endorphin is released during stress and activates receptors in ncl. tractus solitarius and induces bradycardia and respiratory depression. We measured BEI in CSF. in caudal area of ncl. tractus ...

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Endorphins became a household word in the late 1970s when Candace Pert and colleagues (Snyder & Simantov, 1977) at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine made front-page news by identifying ...

Who hasn't been there? The big meal is over, you're full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have now discovered that what we call ...

Endorphins became a household word in the late 1970s when Candace Pert and colleagues (Snyder & Simantov, 1977) at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine made front-page news by identifying ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Experiments with mice confirms that drinking low to moderate amounts of alcohol -- but not high amounts -- releases pain-killing "feel-good" substances in the brain called ...