Word: endorphin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Scientists discover a natural opiate, now known as an endorphin (endogenous morphine), in the brain...
...office in the middle of the day and know you're doing something worthwhile for a good, worthy cause," she says. "I come back to the office feeling refreshed and more thankful for what I have in my life. It's like the same kind of endorphin rush you get from exercising...
...joke," she explained. "Because when you hear that bass drum ... it creates a melatonin increase surge, causing it to be released in the body, induces the opiate system -- the endorphin and enkephalin system -- and gives you a sense of well-being." From the audience, Skolnick says, "there was not a single murmur of dissent...