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Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters: A chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve, muscle, organ, or other tissue. A neurotransmitter is a messenger of neurologic information from one cell to another.
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OCT 26, 2025Microbiology
The vast community of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbome, is closely connected to many aspec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2024Microbiology
The human gut microbiome, or the trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, are essential to our health. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
There are millions of people around the world who deal with chronic itching with no clear cause, or chronic pruritus of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Dopamine is a signaling molecule or neurotransmitter that is known to help control emotions. Dopamine levels are also a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The trillions of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract have a variety of important roles, and can affect us in ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2024Neuroscience
A recent study employed a game of risk to investigate the unusual symptom caused by dopaminergic medication among PD pat ...Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 26, 2024Neuroscience
Human brain recording exposes the dynamics of neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin in social decision making.Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 20, 2024Health & Medicine
A scientific literature review published in the journal Molecules focused on the interactions of various cannabinoids, t ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 04, 2024Immunology
The new year brings new hope and new goals that are targeted at improving quality of life. One common new year’s r ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 16, 2023Neuroscience
Young women with depression are more likely to have lower levels of taurine in their hippocampus than healthy controls. ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When people are exposed to dangerous, frightening, or shocking events, feeling afraid is normal. After trauma occurs, pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2023Neuroscience
The Bang et al. study is the first to demonstrate that scientists can obtain estimates of human neuromodulator release.. ...Written By: Amielle MorenoOCT 18, 2023Neuroscience
While elucidating the effects of amphetamine-based treatments, researchers labeled a fascinating feature of ADHD called ...Written By: Amielle MorenoAUG 02, 2023Neuroscience
Study uncovers that serotonin and SSRI treatment shape our cognitive effort and information-seeking behaviors.Written By: Amielle MorenoJUL 28, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe and often treatment-resistant eating disorder that affects millions of individual ...Written By: Greta AnneJUL 26, 2023Neuroscience
Doctors at UC San Diego Health recently performed a clinical trial surgery involving the injection of regenerative cells ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 25, 2023Neuroscience
The prospect of cognitive decline as we age can be deeply unsettling. In the dynamic field of neuroscience, dedicated re ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUL 16, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Before the Cambrian explosion, also known as the biological big bang, produced a huge array of animals. But the foundati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers at Harvard's School of Public Health have uncovered a significant link between omega-3 fatty acids and exten ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUN 07, 2023Neuroscience
The judicial system assumes we process all information, past and present, to produce our actions. That assumption is dan ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAY 31, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Neuron reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD) reduces seizures in many treatme ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2025
Microbiology
The vast community of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbome, is closely connected to many aspec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome, or the trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, are essential to our health. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are millions of people around the world who deal with chronic itching with no clear cause, or chronic pruritus of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Dopamine is a signaling molecule or neurotransmitter that is known to help control emotions. Dopamine levels are also a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The trillions of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract have a variety of important roles, and can affect us in ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2024
Neuroscience
A recent study employed a game of risk to investigate the unusual symptom caused by dopaminergic medication among PD pat
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 26, 2024
Neuroscience
Human brain recording exposes the dynamics of neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin in social decision making.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 20, 2024
Health & Medicine
A scientific literature review published in the journal Molecules focused on the interactions of various cannabinoids, t
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 04, 2024
Immunology
The new year brings new hope and new goals that are targeted at improving quality of life. One common new year’s r
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 16, 2023
Neuroscience
Young women with depression are more likely to have lower levels of taurine in their hippocampus than healthy controls.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When people are exposed to dangerous, frightening, or shocking events, feeling afraid is normal. After trauma occurs, pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2023
Neuroscience
The Bang et al. study is the first to demonstrate that scientists can obtain estimates of human neuromodulator release..
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
OCT 18, 2023
Neuroscience
While elucidating the effects of amphetamine-based treatments, researchers labeled a fascinating feature of ADHD called
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 02, 2023
Neuroscience
Study uncovers that serotonin and SSRI treatment shape our cognitive effort and information-seeking behaviors.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUL 28, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe and often treatment-resistant eating disorder that affects millions of individual
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JUL 26, 2023
Neuroscience
Doctors at UC San Diego Health recently performed a clinical trial surgery involving the injection of regenerative cells
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 25, 2023
Neuroscience
The prospect of cognitive decline as we age can be deeply unsettling. In the dynamic field of neuroscience, dedicated re
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUL 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Before the Cambrian explosion, also known as the biological big bang, produced a huge array of animals. But the foundati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers at Harvard's School of Public Health have uncovered a significant link between omega-3 fatty acids and exten
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUN 07, 2023
Neuroscience
The judicial system assumes we process all information, past and present, to produce our actions. That assumption is dan
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAY 31, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Neuron reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD) reduces seizures in many treatme
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch