A key question is how to use knowledge about plant immunity to devise methods to combat crop diseases. Plants express a ...

Amino acids play a fundamental role in regulating how cells respond to drugs. These molecules, which form proteins, act like ...

Oxytocin is a hormone linked to bonding of all kinds—maternal, familial, romantic, social. In mice, the team found, the ...

In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by ...

Researchers have uncovered a hormone-sensitive neural circuit between the hypothalamic medial preoptic area and paraventricular nucleus that, when ...

Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, is synthesized principally in the stomach and is released in response to fasting.

This useful study employs optogenetics, genetically-encoded dopamine and serotonin sensors, and patch-clamp electrophysiology to investigate modulations of neurotransmitter release between striatal ...

In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by ...

What Is A Key Performance Indicator (KPI)? A key performance indicator (KPI) is a measurement used to define whether an organization, team or employee is meeting a predefined goal.