The brain works hard to keep the body warm in cold weather, but a drop in core temperature can cause troublesome chemical changes ... Lal and his colleagues engineered receptors for neurotransmitters ...

New research found that individuals with anorexia nervosa have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity, which may ...

This is the system that tells the brain to pull the ... was the first to find hot receptors in the peripheral nervous system sensitive to heat and capsaicin, the chemical that makes hot peppers ...

A network of nerves similar to wires runs all through the human body, from the tips of your fingers and toes, through your ...

Researchers have identified how CBD interacts with cannabinoid receptors to mitigate the negative effects of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis.

A new international study has unveiled critical insights in understanding post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), a condition that can ...

This is likely due to caffeine blocking the receptors of a chemical found in human cells ... in coffee blocks adenosine ...

The presence of receptors involved in the transcytosis ... for manipulating the BBB for drug delivery to the brain include osmotic and chemical opening of the BBB as well as the use of transport ...

What if you could detect allergens even better, so that before you even put something in your mouth, you knew whether it was ...

Chemical communication is a fundamental ... When a molecule binds to a receptor, it triggers a signaling cascade that the brain interprets as smell. Vertebrate olfactory systems are typically ...