Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other.

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with ...

Although yet to be tested in clinical studies, this study identifies GABA A receptors containing α2 and α3 subunits as crucial components of spinal pain control, and provides a rationale for the ...

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for many disorders. Researchers have now constructed a detailed structural map of ...

Depression continues to grapple a large proportion of the population. Given the side effects associated with the long-term use of conventional antidepressants, there is a need for novel rapid acting ...

Research led by Jia Zhou in the Hibbs Lab at UC San Diego has mapped the structures of human brain receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA. The team obtained samples from epilepsy patients undergoing ...

Alcohol suppresses excitatory signals while enhancing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Increasing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and balancing glutamate, brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, may help alleviate symptoms of ...

These sleeping pills work on the GABA receptors in the brain, which help control our level of alertness or relaxation. The selective GABA medications target only a certain type of GABA receptor ...