A receptor that cannabis latches onto in the brain could be a promising target for future mental health treatments. Experiencing chronic stress is known to leave people vulnerable to depression or ...

Receptor patterns define key organizational principles in the brain, scientists have discovered. Receptor patterns define key organisational principles in the brain, scientists have discovered. An ...

Research led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center has identified a brain receptor that appears to initiate adolescent synaptic pruning, a process believed necessary for learning, but one that appears to ...

New research uncovers the exact immune-to-brain pathway that drives the loss of social motivation during sickness.

One of the most important molecules in the brain doesn't work quite the way scientists thought it did, according to new work. One of the most important molecules in the brain doesn't work quite the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Up to 69% of midlife women report sleep disturbances. Estrogen effectively ...

To find this elusive receptor, the Johns Hopkins researchers experimented with mouse brain cells grown in a lab dish and exposed to cocaine. The cells were ground down to examine them for specific ...

We're diving into how to protect your brain health—whether you’re worried about dementia or you simply want to preserve your ...

Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the ...

Receptor patterns define key organisational principles in the brain, scientists have discovered. An international team of researchers, studying macaque brains, have mapped out neurotransmitter ...