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Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...
PillTrek is a mini capsule that senses gut biomarkers in real time. It enables advanced GI diagnostics without invasive ...
Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand ...
Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...
This protein is in charge of recovering dopamine once it has performed its function to maintain the neurotransmitter at normal levels ... has a slightly different structure and slots into a slightly ...
Higher dietary copper intake was linked to better cognitive performance in older US adults, with benefits plateauing above a ...
Young and his team first confirmed that the proteins play several key roles in ensuring that synaptic vesicles which contain ...
Discovered some 40 years ago, the Y neuropeptide (NPY) is one of the organism’s most abundant neurotransmitters. It has long been known that it acts on the brain, stimulating the appetite and inducing ...
Function of Norepinephrine vs. Epinephrine While norepinephrine and epinephrine are both hormones and neurotransmitters, they have different roles in your body.
Through studying neural activity in male mice during sex, Miyasaka and her team have identified two key neurotransmitters at play throughout the different stages of sex: dopamine and acetylcholine.
Discover eight ways your diet and lifestyle directly influence neurotransmitter balance, affecting mood, focus, sleep quality and cognitive function.