Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

Researchers have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to neurotypical people, a ...

Scientists have introduced a highly sensitive protein sensor that captures the real-time flow of incoming signals between ...

Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages ...

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their ...

Upon energy restriction, an unusual release of the neurotransmitter glutamate can be observed. The overabundance of glutamate ultimately causes damages to nerve cells. Upon energy restriction, an ...

In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most ...

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors. Although this type of tumor is usually not life-threatening, the ...

SAN DIEGO — A diet low in the amino acid glutamate may ease migraines, a small study suggests. A month of staying away from high-glutamate foods led to fewer migraines in a group of 25 people with ...