For most women, the birth of their baby is one of the most strenuous but also happiest days in their lives. However, joy and happiness are often followed by fatigue and exhaustion. The vast majority ...

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Vol. 3, No. 4 (November 2001), pp. 383-390 (8 pages) Previous studies have found that constituents in tobacco inhibit both forms of the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO-A and ...

A 30-year-old divorced mother of 3 children was admitted to the medical services on October 26, 1961, at 1 a.m., 16 hours after being found by her mother "thrashing about in bed, grimacing and ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the leading cause of death and disability in moderate to high income countries (WHO, 2008). A key reason for this is treatment resistance, as fewer than 40% of major ...

The monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene is an outer membrane mitochondrial enzyme that breaks down monoamines such as serotonin, noradrenalin and dopamine. A common polymorphism in MAOA results in high- ...

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of several biogenic amines. MAOA and MAOB are encoded by two adjacent X chromosome-linked genes and display different ...

1-Benzyl-2-methyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine has been reported, on the basis of indirect evidence, to inhibit monoamine oxidase. More direct experiments, however, demonstrate that the drug is devoid of the ...

The following is written by Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, President, Sheldon S. Sones and Associates. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO inhibitors or MAOIs) are drugs which, by virtue of their ...

Postpartum mood swings are correlated with high monoamine oxidase A binding, a study shows. For most women, the birth of their baby is one of the most strenuous but also happiest days in their lives.

Many women suffer from baby blues after giving birth. Some even develop full-blown postpartum depression in the weeks that follow. Monoamine oxidase A, an enzyme responsible for the breakdown of ...