Scientists have identified a promising target for treatment of a devastating autoimmune disease affecting the brain.

Drugs that act on NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors, which are essential for learning, memory and moment-by-moment consciousness, are key for treating neuropsychiatric disorders. These drugs were ...

The images showed that nearly all the antibodies bind to a single domain of the receptor, providing a viable target for novel therapeutics.

No standard treatments for the sometimes deadly disorder have been developed, but that may change due to the newly published ...

Three distinct snapshots obtained with cryo-electron microscopy illustrate the arrangement of two of the four symmetrical subunits that make a functional NMDA receptor. During activation, as the ...

A new study suggests a potential molecular strategy for treating fragile X syndrome, an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder that causes autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. This ...

Ben Tarver’s night terrors were the first symptoms of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disorder that landed him in the ICU Liam Nougher / SWNS Ben Tarver, 29, began having seizures ...

The links between neurons are crucial to the brain, and brain cells can reorganize the way they are linked together in a phenomenon known as neuroplasticity. This process is ongoing during a lifetime, ...

Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), who are also part of the ...