The search for novel drugs for psychiatric disorders is driven by the growing medical need to improve on the effectiveness and side-effect profile of currently available therapies. The rapid advances ...

The targeted control of biochemical processes and neuronal signalling pathways using the messenger substance neuropeptide Y could help in the future treatment of anxiety disorders. This is ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new component of the peripheral nervous system that acts by increasing energy metabolism in the body. The finding paves the way for the ...

Scientists created new tools to study brain messenger proteins called neuropeptides in the brains of behaving animals, discovering they are the primary messengers in the fear circuit in mouse brains, ...

Like many people, Mary Ann Raghanti enjoys potatoes loaded with butter. Unlike most people, however, she actually asked the question of why we love stuffing ourselves with fatty carbohydrates.

The innate immune response is known to impact early stages of wound repair, with the role of some sensory neurons, including nociceptors, established as immunoregulators. However, the extent of the ...

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a self-produced molecule in the brain that has robust anxiety-relieving effects. New research on mice suggests that acute stress blocks the endogenous production of NPY and ...

Cockroaches are notorious for their abilities to survive and reproduce, much to humanity's chagrin. In addition to scurrying around at night, feeding on human and pet food, and generating an offensive ...

Researchers have confirmed that neuropeptide somatostatin can improve cognitive function in the brain. A research group of Professor Seung-Hee Lee from the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST ...

Perricone MD has launched a new neuropeptide skincare collection designed to address signs of aging. The brand is offering a free Gua Sha tool with the purchase of its Deep Crease Serum for a limited ...