The researchers also reveal the first mechanism of NMDA receptor activation integrating functional evidence obtained in Popescu’s lab from single-molecule electrophysiology recordings with structural ...

When it comes to brain proteins, small changes can make a dramatic difference. Researchers studying NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors, which are essential for learning, memory and moment-by-moment ...

When it comes to brain proteins, small changes can make a dramatic difference. Researchers studying NMDA ...

More than 4 out of 10 dementia patients with Alzheimer's disease stop taking therapeutic drugs within a year of starting ...

SaveHealth reports on advancements in dementia medications, highlighting new treatments that modify disease progression and ...

SEATTLE -- GLP-1 receptor agonist use was tied with a reduced risk for fracture among older women with type 2 diabetes, a retrospective cohort study found. Among over 350,000 GLP-1 users, there was a ...

New proteomics research is enabling scientists to decipher how neurotransmitter receptors behave and change as an organism develops. The new work could help scientists better understand the formation ...

Dr. Jasmine N. Jack (Psychiatry): A 19-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of episodes of shaking of the right arm and leg and odd behaviors. The patient had been in her usual state ...

Scientists at UCSF have uncovered how certain immune cells in the brain, called microglia, can effectively digest toxic amyloid beta plaques that cause Alzheimer’s. They identified a key receptor, ...