In 1921, Otto Loewi woke from a dream with the idea for an experiment that proved nerves communicate using chemicals, not just electricity. By showing that stimulating one frog’s heart released a ...

Karolinska Institutet researchers identified dopamine-acetylcholine disruptions in the basal ganglia as key contributors to autism-related behavioral inflexibility. Using advanced techniques like ...

Increases (hyperglycemia) and decreases (hypoglycemia) in blood glucose concentration can be fatal and are efficiently prevented by the secretion of pancreatic islet hormones. The concerted output of ...

People who use drugs with anticholinergic effects, including certain antidepressants, drugs for urinary incontinence and ...

A potentially promising strategy for encouraging the regeneration of damaged central nervous system cells known as neurons has been developed. The technique would use a biodegradable polymer ...

A recent study published in Neuron on March 19, 2025, explores how the interaction between dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain influences sexual behavior in male mice. This research sheds light on ...

Memopezil is at the center of a rapidly growing conversation about cognitive health in 2026, as consumer interest in brain ...

Acetylcholine plays a vital role as a neurotransmitter that oversees cognitive tasks, memory, and the regulation of mood. With aging, our body’s generation of acetylcholine decreases, which could ...

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ion channels that are expressed in the plasma membrane of all mammalian cells, including cancer cells. nAChRs are central regulators that stimulate the ...

Research reported December 11 in the journal Advanced Materials describes a potentially promising strategy for encouraging the regeneration of damaged central nervous system cells known as neurons.