Studies of adults with BD have demonstrated links between genes responsible for coding ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits and risk of BD, 30 as well as response to lithium, 31 the gold standard ...

The neurotransmitters GABA and glutamate have complementary roles -- GABA inhibits neurons, while glutamate makes them more active. Published 22nd July in PLOS Biology, researchers led by Roi Cohen ...

10 February 2021 – A research team of psychologists and physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg investigated the neurobiological processes ...

If you suffer from sleep apnea, you’re probably already familiar with at least a few of its unpleasant effects--daytime sleepiness, fatigue, memory lapses, hair trigger emotional responses and, in ...

More evidence has emerged that the diuretic drug bumetanide may help treat autism symptoms, a small neuroimaging study showed. Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who were treated with ...

A prescription drug that is used to treat edema (fluid build up in the body) also improves some of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children, without causing significant side ...

Diabetes is a disease affecting two pancreatic hormones — insulin and glucagon. In healthy people, insulin helps cells take up glucose from the blood when glucose levels are high. In contrast, ...

Many people are familiar with a hangover, headache, nausea, tiredness and dehydration after drinking alcohol. But there is ...

The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, very low carbohydrate, and adequate protein regimen. In this diet, cell energy is derived from fatty acid and amino acid oxidation, which generates ketone bodies ...

While drinking may feel relaxing in the moment, the following day can bring more than just a hangover. Many people experience hangxiety.