FeaturedNeuroscience·April 8, 2016·3 min readA Novel Optogenetic ToolResearchers use optogenetics to successfully switch specific G-protein coupled signalling pathways on and off.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 14, 2015·2 min readA New Target for Alzheimer’s Disease TreatmentResearchers discovered the GPR3 protein could play an important role in reducing the generation of amyloid beta and in alleviating cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 16, 2015·5 min readSensory Neuron Subtyes Control Different Respiratory FunctionsResearchers deconstruct the vagus nerve.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2013·5 min readResearchers Design Variant of Main Painkiller ReceptorResearchers have developed a variant of the Mu opioid receptor which has several advantages for experimentation The variant can be grown in large quantities and is water soluble, allowing for experiments and applications which have previously been challenging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 21, 2013·7 min readStudy Reveals How Serotonin Receptors Can Shape Drug Effects from LSD to Migraine MedicationResearchers analyze the atomic structure of two types of human serotonin receptors. Their findings could explain why some drugs, which interact with these receptors, occasionally have harmful effects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2013·4 min readHow the Body’s Energy Molecule Transmits Three Types of Taste to the BrainResearchers discovered the CALHM1 channel protein releases ATP to make a neural taste connection.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 12, 2012·10 min readLarge, Medically Important Class of Proteins Starts to Yield Its SecretsFive recent research papers shed light on elusive G protein-coupled receptors. New techniques and insights used to solve the GPCR structures are discussed.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2012·2 min readNaturally Occurring Protein Has a Role in Chronic PainResearchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body’s own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain...Read More
Genetics·June 11, 2012·3 min readScientists Identify New Molecules Important for Vision and Brain FunctionIn a pair of related studies, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified several proteins...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 16, 2012·5 min readNew Molecular Map to Guide Development of New Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis and Other DiseasesA team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, collaborating with members of the drug discovery company Receptos, has created...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2011·3 min readResearchers Graft Olfactory Receptors onto NanotubesPenn researchers have helped develop a nanotech device that combines carbon nanotubes with olfactory receptor proteins, the cell components in...Read More
