... of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns ... because we saw changes in opioid receptor gene expression in a brain area that controls how much ...
Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research. The results have implications for understanding bulimia and other binge eating disorders.
... function of TORC1, which she knew was produced in the brain – unlike TORC2 and TORC3 – but didn't ... fed body. Conversely, when leptin is not activating brain receptors, TORC1 is turned off, as are CART ...
... company Targacept. They genetically modified a type of brain receptor known as an "α6-containing nicotinic ... dopamine.
While previous studies of this same receptor had shown what happens when you block ...
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've genetically modified a brain receptor in mice, causing neurons to increase the release of dopamine, making the mice hyperactive.
... other brain conditions.
"We intend to continue looking in more detail at brain receptors so we can build on our understanding of how the brain works. This could open a new route for the design of ...
A tiny genetic mutation is the key to understanding why nicotine -- which binds to brain receptors with such addictive potency -- is virtually powerless in muscle cells that are studded with the same ...
... emotionally charged experience.
"Our findings have profound implications for understanding how specific brain receptors can control the magnitude of emotional experience and memory formation," says ...
Barrow Neurological Institute researchers have identified a novel receptor in the brain that is extremely sensitive to beta-amyloid peptide (AB) and may play a key role in early stages of Alzheimer's ...
Researchers have identified a novel receptor in the brain that is extremely sensitive to beta-amyloid peptide and may play a key role in early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
... University researchers using advanced imaging technology have successfully tracked the loss of receptors with age, according to a report in the September issue of the journal Neurobiology of Aging.
... by Sanofi-Aventis and awaiting approval for use in the United States—work by blocking brain receptors that bind to marijuana and other cannabinoids.
Marijuana, derived from the plant Cannabis sativa ...
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Psilocybin, a plant alkaloid, exerts its influence on some of the same brain receptors that respond to the neurotransmitter serotonin. Mushrooms containing psilocybin have been used ...
... experimental drug called CP 154,526 – developed by Pfizer – which prevents CRF from reaching the brain receptor. This group of mice also did not experience the heightened reaction.
Phillips' study ...
A brain receptor that ensures normal adolescent growth is dysfunctional in sufferers of schizophrenia, new research has revealed.
