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Bipolar DisorderMay 16, 2026

Antipsychotic D2 Blockade May Disturb Pancreatic Insulin Secretion

TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis in Neuropsychopharmacology found that dopamine D2-like receptor activation suppressed glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), insulin release after high glucose, in animal pancreatic cells, suggesting one…

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Diet & NutritionNovember 8, 2023

Fasting Increases Dopamine Signaling in Reward Center of Brain (Mouse Study)

Researchers have uncovered new insights into how fasting alters dopamine signaling in the brain’s reward circuitry. Their findings, published in the Journal of Neurophysiology, suggest that fasted mice exhibit enhanced dopamine release in the ventral tegmental…

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Antipsychotic D2 Blockade May Disturb Pancreatic Insulin Secretion

Fasting Increases Dopamine Signaling in Reward Center of Brain (Mouse Study)

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