Cultured sympathetic neurons contain an excitatory transmitter, norepinephrine, and one that is inhibitory, acetylcholine. A new paper shows that BDNF increases the ratio of acetylcholine to ...

We all know that particular sleepy sensation that we feel when we are tired or after a long day. Were you aware that this is the beginning of a whole complex cycle in our brains? Once we close our ...

Norepinephrine is a strong vasoconstrictor frequently used to treat severe hypotension by increasing systemic vascular resistance and blood pressure. Structurally, norepinephrine is quite similar to ...