People take antipsychotics to treat schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Your doctor will work with you to monitor your side effects and dosing schedule. Over the past few decades, access ...

Neurons perform numerous complex tasks by communicating with each other via small messenger molecules called neurotransmitters. Accurately detecting them is crucial to understanding the functioning of ...

Scientists have determined structures of a transporter protein involved in the movement of neurochemicals such as serotonin and dopamine, unearthing multiple mechanisms that can guide drug development ...

Our brains are made of billions of neurons, which are connected forming complex networks. They communicate between themselves by sending electrical signals, known as action potentials, and chemical ...

Neurotransmitters are the words our brain cells use to communicate with one another. For years, researchers relied on tools that provided limited temporal and spatial resolution to track changes in ...

Ever notice how good you feel after exercising? The other day, I was seconds from working out when my husband walked by and ...

To understand what ketamine is and how it works, we have to understand some things about the brain – one of the world's most complicated and beautiful systems. Let’s boil synaptic connections down to ...

This May, Indiana University researchers Michaela Dvorakova and Alex Straiker published their findings in Cell Reports Medicine. Dvorakova said their findings are surprising because acetaminophen may ...

“To our knowledge, this is the first systematic assessment of the long-term effects of commonly used antidepressants on cognition in patients with dementia,” wrote co-corresponding authors Sara Garcia ...