Endorphins: These neurotransmitters inhibit the transmission of pain signals and promote feelings of euphoria. The body naturally produces these chemical messengers in response to pain ...

Suzetrigine belongs to a new class of non-opioid pain medications known as selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs), which work by modulating neurotransmitters to help ...

In this state, neurotransmitters shift from calming acetylcholine to excitatory glutamate. Immune response cells within the brain, the microglia, lead to inflammation. Among other effects, the speed ...

An international team of researchers has uncovered how certain gut cells activate pain signals, which can persist long after the initial cause is gone. This discovery could lead to better treatments ...

Most of the medicines used to treat mental illnesses affect your neurotransmitters, which are chemicals that carry messages in your nervous system. Examples of neurotransmitters include serotonin ...

Current antidepressants act on neurotransmitter systems by affecting three distinct processes: (1) neurotransmitter degradation, (2) neurotransmitter reuptake (reabsorption into the releasing cell ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that IBS might be more of a brain issue than a gut disorder. Researchers found that ...