Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects about 1.5% of the
global population over 65 years of age. A hallmark feature of PD is the degeneration of the …

Cathinone, the main psychoactive compound found in the plant Catha edulis Forsk.(khat), is
a β-keto analogue of amphetamine, sharing not only the phenethylamine structure, but also …

Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …

Amphetamine-related drugs, such as 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and
methamphetamine (METH), are popular recreational psychostimulants. Several preclinical …

Addictions to licit and illicit drugs are chronic relapsing brain disorders that affect circuits that
regulate reward, motivation, memory, and decision-making. Drug-induced pathological …

According to the EU Early Warning System (EWS), synthetic cathinones (SCs) are the
second largest new psychoactive substances (NPS) class, with 162 synthetic cathinones …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder whose etiology,
besides a minority of genetic cases, is still largely unknown. Animal models have contributed …

This study demonstrates the ability of an electrochemical sensor based on molecularly
imprinted polymers (MIPs) to selectively quantify 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine …

Background: Despite more than 60 years of research in the role of serotonin (5-HT) in
psychopathology, many questions still remain. From a developmental perspective, studies …

Abstract Amphetamine ('Speed'), methamphetamine ('Ice') and its congener 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA;'Ecstasy') are illicit drugs abused worldwide for …