Neuropeptides are known to play an important role in brain communication. However, the details have not been fully understood. Now, Salk scientists have created methods to study neuropeptides and ...

Scientists created new tools to study brain messenger proteins called neuropeptides in the brains of behaving animals, discovering they are the primary messengers in the fear circuit in mouse brains, ...

A research team led by Professor Oh Yong-Seok of the Department of Brain Sciences at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has, for the first time, identified the key cause of the ...

Some ants within the colony patrol the neighborhood to protect the nest from intruders, while others stay inside to care for the young. Various molecular mechanisms, from hormone and neuropeptide ...

In the split second as you accidentally touch the hot handle of a cast iron skillet, pain and a sense of danger rush in. Sensory signals travel from the pain receptors in your finger, up through your ...

Cerebral ischaemia, marked by a sudden reduction in blood flow, triggers a cascade of molecular events leading to neuronal injury. Neuropeptides have emerged as key modulators in this context, capable ...

From the bright lights of cities that don't sleep—where people hustle and bustle through the night to keep subways, servers, and supply chains alive—to the whisper-dark understory of tropical forests ...

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the pulmonary and nervous systems, but there is still much to learn about how they interact. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine ...

Neuropeptides play fundamental roles in modulating cellular and circuit functions within the brain. One such signaling molecule -- orexin -- regulates arousal and wakefulness, and its failure can lead ...