A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in a brain receptor targeted by a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers have ...

Laboratory tests of a novel serotonin-binding compound have revealed an unexpected disconnect between receptor activation and ...

A research team of the University Medical Center Mainz has succeeded in observing for the first time how G protein-coupled ...

Many people are familiar with histamine, a biological molecule that serves as a key driver of allergic reactions and other ...

Psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's perceptions, mood and thought patterns, have recently shown promise ...

When a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 influenza virus emerged in US dairy cattle in March, scientists around the world had a slew of questions about the virus’s characteristics. In a new paper ...

"To provide direct evidence for binding of the molecule at different pockets of the receptor, we have developed a new assay, which enables us to measure the binding specifically at the extracellular ...

Of the 20,000+ human genes, none has greater influence on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease than APOE. But why do certain variants of this lipid transporter protect the brain, while others endanger it? A ...

Many people are familiar with histamine, a biological molecule, that serves as a key driver of allergic reactions and other immune responses. However ...