Sentences with phrase «brain receptors»

THE discovery of an antibody that binds to certain brain receptors could reduce the side effects of a common stroke drug and buy additional time in which to use it.

Some of the compounds in this herb bind to the exact same brain receptors as powerful sedatives like Valium, without any of the negative or potentially addictive effects.

One version of this gene results in an overabundance of a specific type of brain receptor, called the D2 dopamine receptor,» he said.

In a study led by Cryan, anxious mice dosed with the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus (JB - 1) showed lower levels of anxiety, decreased stress hormones, and even an increase in brain receptors for a neurotransmitter that's vital in curbing worry, anxiety, and fear.

Some compounds in chamomile (Matricaria recutita) bind to the same brain receptors as drugs like Valium.

Sometimes called the «female Viagra,» flibanserin works by affecting brain receptors to increase sexual arousal in women.

A better understanding of aberrant brain receptor signaling that leads to nerve cell dysfunction could reveal a target for therapy, according to the authors.

«Brain receptor regulates fat burning in cells: Decreasing levels of p75 neurotrophin receptor prevented obesity and metabolic diseases in mice fed a high - fat diet.»

«Now that we can see the structural differences between similar receptors, such as the dopamine D4 receptor and DRD2, we can envision new methods for creating compounds that only bind to DRD2 without interacting with dozens of other brain receptors.»

To establish a link between capsaicin and endorphins, Etscorn used a drug called naxalone, which can reverse the effects of a heroin overdose by blocking brain receptors that respond to the heroin.

Huffman hoped to understand how THC and related compounds interact with brain receptors and perhaps find treatments for nausea and glaucoma.

There is also naltrexone, a medication that blocks opioid brain receptors, so that if patients relapse and try to get high, they will not feel any heroin or other opioid effects.

«Brain genes related to innovation revealed in birds: Glutamate brain receptors, linked with human intelligence, are also associated with problem - solving skills in wild birds.»

The discovery of ondansetron, the first compound able to selectively block these versatile brain receptors, was hailed as one of the pharmacological triumphs of the 1980s.

«Brain receptor found to significantly affect cocaine addiction.»

The NMDA (N - methyl - D - aspartate) receptor is one of the most important brain receptors, as it facilitates neuron communication that is the foundation of memory, learning and thought.

You'd need to do a study for 30 or 40 years before you'd understand how brain receptors might behave differently exposed to estrogen throughout the menopausal years.»

Physicians now often have to try out different drugs to test their effectiveness, because this class of medications is highly varied and targets different brain receptors.

MIT researchers found that magnesium plays a pivotal role in regulating brain receptors needed for learning and memory function, and that supplementing with magnesium helped clear so - called brain fog.

Each of these variants are located in the part of chromosome 4 that encodes a specific brain receptor, known as tachykinin receptor 3.

Other studies show that another compound in dark chocolate, called anandamide, activates the same brain receptors as marijuana.

MSG can bypass the protective brain blood barrier and wreak havoc in certain brain receptors.

Although antipsychotic drugs are among the most widely prescribed medications, individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism - spectrum disorders often experience severe side effects because the drugs interact with dozens of other brain receptors.

Chamomile: Drinking chamomile tea or taking chamomile supplements may help reduce anxiety due to the presence of chemicals that bind to the same brain receptors as Valium.

These casomorphins attach to the same brain receptors that heroin and other narcotics attach to.

He works by tweaking the chemical structures of the drugs, sometimes changing just a few molecules to see what impact this might have on the interaction between the drug and the brain receptors their parent compounds normally act upon.

Scientists at Duke Health who developed the new model also discovered that targeting a brain receptor in mice with this type of autism could ease repetitive behaviors and improve learning in some animals.

He has spent decades feeding LSD, mescaline, and MDMA derivatives to rats in an effort to map the brain receptors they act upon.

The finding, described in this week's Nature, may help neurobiologists screen for drugs that bind to the human version of this brain receptor.

She was first to identify the opiate receptor, which was the first of the brain receptors to be found.

The researchers also found that cannabidiol may act by antagonizing GPR55, a brain receptor that remains poorly understood.

Newer medications are also available, including a synthetic opioid, buprenorphine, that targets the same brain receptors but is safer than methadone.

The popular mint cigarette flavouring menthol may make smoking a harder habit to kick by increasing the number of nicotine receptors in our brains

To Hoffman, the improvements make sense: Choline activates a brain receptor that helps with brain «scaffolding» — the fundamental arrangement of neurons during fetal development.

Liem says this dysfunction triggers the release of more of the hormone that stimulates these cells, but this hormone also stimulates a brain receptor related to pain sensitivity.

AM251 blocked the action of the synthetic cannabinoid on one of the brain receptors and led to a loss of the cannabinoid - related behavioural effects within a few minutes.

Research also has shown that a brain receptor called TrkB is overactive after an episode of prolonged seizures and could be responsible for turning the one - time event into a chronic disorder.

Researchers have long suspected that a brain receptor called TrkB was involved with the growth of spines when we learn, but the new study confirms that the receptor is indeed crucial and delves further into how it works.

Changing gear now, Joseph Cheer from University of Maryland studies the brain receptors that are stimulated by molecules in cannabis.

For this fish - brain receptor, a chemical known as GABA serves as the key.

In addition, Nader partners with physicists and radiologists to observe how substances attach to brain receptors, and to conduct longitudinal studies observing the consequences of long - term drug abuse, recovery and abstinence using the latest in brain imaging technology.

These researchers looked more closely and found that one of the problems with these mice was that a brain receptor called mGluR5 was overactive.

Naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, and president of the New York Naturopathic Physicians, Peter Bongiorno, ND, explains that the thyroid affects every cell in the body, including the brain receptors for serotonin — a brain chemical that affects sleep.

The idea was that a structural adaptation to the drug oxymorphone, derived from morphine, would work tirelessly to attach to the same brain receptors that opioids like heroin attached to.

For an alcoholic, simply passing a bar is enough to stimulate the brain receptors that turn on a craving for alcohol.

A flavonoid called amentoflavon (e) was found to be as potent as Valium in binding to certain brain receptors.

A team of scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles says it identified gene variants that affect a brain receptor that regulates the release of estrogen.

As fat mass rises, leptin secretion increases, signaling brain receptors to lose weight.