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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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NOV 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
As neurons fire, they enable us to think and move. They signal to one another where they meet at synapses, and at chemic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in a gene that is involved in controlling the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine could influence how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2020Neuroscience
Billions of neurons communicate with each other through trillions of synapses to create a functioning, unique system we ...Sponsored By: Human Metabolome TechnologiesOCT 15, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when the head is violently hit by an object or when an object pierces the skull and ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 12, 2020Neuroscience
Oxytocin has gained its reputation as the 'love hormone' for its role in regulating prosocial behaviors like emp ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Rice University worked to program a bacterium, Escherichia coli, to produce a synthetic "noncanonica ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 27, 2020Plants & Animals
Research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and University ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about a critical protein in the brain called the NMDA receptor, tracking every atom as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2020Health & Medicine
Though the history of cannabis dates back at least three thousand years, the workings of the endocannabinoid system-the ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUN 26, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Stanford University have shown that artificial neurons can communicate with biological neurons with dop ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 10, 2020Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 01, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Todd Cohen, PhD (UNC) discusses GA protein accumulation. At the time of this video promising research was a ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 01, 2020Neuroscience
People who use psychedelics like magic mushrooms, LSD and DMT often describe a feeling of going 'beyond their human ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 17, 2020Health & Medicine
With cannabis coming in closely behind alcohol as the most widely used recreational drug in the United States, researche ...APR 15, 2020Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have suspected that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical present in ‘magic mushroo ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 21, 2020Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine, ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 07, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Whether or not someone enjoys the effects of cannabis tends to depend on how it makes them feel. For example, although f ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein buildup is not only a problem for the brain, it can also impair muscles.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
As neurons fire, they enable us to think and move. They signal to one another where they meet at synapses, and at chemic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in a gene that is involved in controlling the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine could influence how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Billions of neurons communicate with each other through trillions of synapses to create a functioning, unique system we
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
OCT 15, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when the head is violently hit by an object or when an object pierces the skull and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Oxytocin has gained its reputation as the 'love hormone' for its role in regulating prosocial behaviors like emp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Rice University worked to program a bacterium, Escherichia coli, to produce a synthetic "noncanonica
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
Research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and University
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about a critical protein in the brain called the NMDA receptor, tracking every atom as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2020
Health & Medicine
Though the history of cannabis dates back at least three thousand years, the workings of the endocannabinoid system-the
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Stanford University have shown that artificial neurons can communicate with biological neurons with dop
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 01, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Todd Cohen, PhD (UNC) discusses GA protein accumulation. At the time of this video promising research was a
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 01, 2020
Neuroscience
People who use psychedelics like magic mushrooms, LSD and DMT often describe a feeling of going 'beyond their human
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
With cannabis coming in closely behind alcohol as the most widely used recreational drug in the United States, researche
...
APR 15, 2020
Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have suspected that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical present in ‘magic mushroo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 07, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Whether or not someone enjoys the effects of cannabis tends to depend on how it makes them feel. For example, although f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein buildup is not only a problem for the brain, it can also impair muscles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch