Dark Chocolate Powers Up Mental Performance Dark chocolate, rich in polyphenols, increases cerebral blood flow and improves ...

The relationship between food and mood is complex and bidirectional. What we eat can significantly impact our mental health, ...

The intricate web of chemical messengers that facilitate communication between neurons represents one of the body’s most complex and fascinating systems. These neurotransmitters, including serotonin, ...

Neurons perform numerous complex tasks by communicating with each other via small messenger molecules called neurotransmitters. Accurately detecting them is crucial to understanding the functioning of ...

Researchers in the US have for the first time used MRI to follow the dynamics of neurotransmitters with molecular precision. They have demonstrated the technique on dopamine, a neurotransmitter that ...

Discovered some 40 years ago, the Y neuropeptide (NPY) is one of the organism’s most abundant neurotransmitters. It has long been known that it acts on the brain, stimulating the appetite and inducing ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas are a step closer to defining the function of two proteins involved in neurotransmitter release, which initiates communication between neurons ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric ...

Previous evidence identifies strong correlations between baseline plasma IL-18 concentration and central μ-OR BP ND bilaterally within the amygdala of MDD volunteers. Using the mediation model within ...

Changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. ‘Altered opioid neurotransmitter function in the brain may play a key role in anorexia nervosa, affecting ...