Increasing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and balancing glutamate, brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, may help alleviate symptoms of fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

These sleep loss changes are recovered by sleep. Sleep genes are enriched for synaptic shaping cellular components controlling glutamate synapse phenotype, overlap with autism risk genes, and are ...

The link between gut microbiome and eating behaviours, especially palatable food intake, is a growing focus of scientific ...

Case-control studies were rated on the following criteria: (1) Selection, including adequate definition of cases, representativeness of cases ... Generally, elevated concentrations of some metabolites ...

That is the number of women in the United States that have reported completed or attempted rape during their lifetime — 21% of the population, about 1 in every 5 women [1].

Ion channels are integral membrane protein assemblies that modulate the flow of ions into and out of a cell or organelle, leading to generation of electrical signals. Opening (gating) of ion ...

Alcohol is one of the most widely used substances. Alcohol use accounts for 5.1% of the global disease burden, contributes substantially to societal and economic costs, and leads to approximately 3 ...

Striatal dopamine (DA) release regulates reward-related learning and behavioural activation and is believed to consist of a short-lived phasic and continuous tonic component. Here, we build a ...

Whether you’re planning to watch the Super Bowl or don’t feel like making an elaborate dinner, a big dip with crusty bread or crackers is magic ...

Many people use the terms Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as if they mean the same thing, but they actually refer to different aspects of cognitive health. Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, often ...

Figure 1: Mitochondrial involvement in cell death. Mitochondria are organelles with two well-defined compartments: the matrix, surrounded by the inner membrane (IM), and the intermembrane space ...

When shopping for glutamine supplements, read labels carefully. Do not confuse glutamine for another chemical called glutamate (glutamic acid). Taking too much glutamate can cause seizures and kill ...