Wrinkle smoothing interventions for men are on the rise. Here’s what happened when our writer crossed the Botox rubicon ...

Kenneth Mark, FAAD, FACMS, a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist and injectables expert, likes to level the field for his ...

Novel tools that allow neuron-specific investigations of the structure controlling sleep regulation in fruit flies reveal the extent of neuronal heterogeneity.

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are naturally made in the body, where they're best known for activating the fight-or-flight response to stress. They both function as hormones and neurotransmitters; ...

What the smelt is going on? If you've stuck with me this long, the rest is pretty easy. Glutamic acid is one of the endogenous neurotransmitters responsible for exciting neurons. Like other ...

Researchers believe that RLS may be caused by an imbalance in the brain’s key neurotransmitter dopamine, which sends messages to control muscle movements. So, it makes sense that dopamine agonist, a ...

elegans worms can dramatically reconfigure itself to survive infection. When exposed to harmful bacteria, the worms adapted by rewiring the roles of key neurons and neuromodulators to reduce feeding ...

"This is a question of how do you adapt to your environment with the highest level of flexibility given the set of neurons and neuromodulators you have," said postdoc Sreeparna Pradhan, co-lead ...

Dysregulation of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Disrupted, or “noisy,” communication within neural circuits. Elevated cortisol levels, impacting memory and emotional regulation.

She suggests that one way to influence connectivity in the thalamus is by modulating neurotransmitters, using existing drugs. “Neuromodulators could alter the processing of sensory information ...