Loss of memory and reduced cognitive functions are some of the effects that can persist for years. Neurobiologists at the ...

Scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that explains how drugs like methamphetamine and PCP impair cognitive ...

Spinogenix, the company behind the once-a-day pill that restored lost nerve cell connections in people with amyotrophic ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Neurotransmitters are chemical ...

Glutamate—an excitatory neurotransmitter—might be involved in this augmented pain transmission. Harris et al. used proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H + MRS) to detect changes in ...

Restless Legs Syndrome Awareness Day is Sept. 23. The condition can make it hard to sleep, but a simple treatment can help.

Glutamate, the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, is involved in cognitive functions such as learning and memory. Excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) present on the ...

NAC supplements scientifically termed as N-acetylcysteine supplements have gained considerable attention in recent years ...

These agents caused the brief loss of the “GABA” neurotransmitter, which is inhibitory, and the gain of the “glutamate” neurotransmitter, which is excitatory, in neonatal mice. Although this ...

Phase 2 trial is designed to evaluate the safety, efficacy, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of SPG302 in adults with a ...

Acamprosate modulates glutamate neurotransmitter pathways through an unknown mechanism to reduce alcohol withdrawal hyperexcitability. Acamprosate has been shown to be beneficial in a subgroup of ...