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Guarente showed that calorie restriction boosts levels of a co-enzyme called NAD, which in turn activates SIRT1.

In a 2007 review of neurological research on sleep deprivation, published in Cellular and Molecular Life Science, Dutch neuroscientist T.W. Boonstra and his colleagues report that sleep deprivation boosts levels of a substance in the brain called adenosine, which makes brain cells less likely to fire, promotes sleepiness, and suppresses arousal.

GVG doesn't act on dopamine directly, but boosts levels of a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that acts as a brake on dopamine release; this GABA boost can dampen the excessive neural activity that leads to epileptic seizures.

But the drug is known to boost levels of a small peptide, glutathione, inside cells.

By boosting levels of a single protein normally found in mice, scientists have created a fruit fly with an exceptionally long memory.

Scientists believe some people have a gene that hard-wires them for binge drinking by boosting levels of a happy brain chemical triggered by alcohol.

Another set of experiments revealed that boosting levels of a protein triggered by Wnt, called -Catenin, had similar effects on the stem cells.

By boosting levels of a single protein in mouse brains, researchers have made the animals better at memory and learning tests.

Mice with autismlike symptoms had fewer Lactobacillus reuteri bacteria in their guts, which has previously been shown to boost levels of a hormone called oxytocin, involved in social bonding.

DeCode researchers spent four years analyzing the DNA of the Arnasons and thousands of other Icelandic heart patients, unearthing a couple of key suspects: two gene variants, previously thought to be involved in asthma, that nearly double the risk of heart attack by boosting levels of a molecule that promotes inflammation of the artery walls.

Now, a new study suggests where those good feelings come from: Exercise boosts levels of phenylethylamine, a mood-elevating neuromodulator.