Genetics
How genes work together to shape how much you smoke
Take a puff of nicotine for the first time, and your DNA plays an important role, alongside social and environmental factors, in shaping what happens next.
Mar 27, 2024
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News tagged with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Overweight & Obesity
Molecular imaging identifies brain changes in response to food cues, offers insight into obesity interventions
Molecular imaging with 18F-flubatine PET/MRI has shown that neuroreceptors in the brains of individuals with obesity respond differently to food cues than those in normal-weight individuals, making the neuroreceptors a prime ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Medical research
Neonicotinoid causes ASD-like symptoms in chicks, finds study
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of disabilities due to atypical brain development. Individuals with ASD have difficulties in social communication and interaction. Diverse causes of ASD are hypothesized, but ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Neuroscience
Secret behind 'nic-sickness' could help break tobacco addiction
If you remember your first hit on a cigarette, you know how sickening nicotine can be. Yet, for many people, the rewards of nicotine outweigh the negative effects of high doses.
Aug 11, 2022
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Medications
Cytisine may prove a safe and effective smoking cessation therapy
Research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows cytisine may be a safe and effective smoking cessation therapy in lung cancer screening volunteers.
Jul 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Synaptic connectivity of a novel cell population in the striatum
A new study from the Department of Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet characterizes a novel neuronal population in the basal ganglia, responsible for the interaction between two types of neurotransmitters, GABA and acetylcholine. ...
May 26, 2022
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Genetics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A genetic mutation confirmed as predisposing factor
In 2019, the WHO positioned chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) third in the global ranking of causes of death. However, some mechanisms of this debilitating chronic respiratory disease are yet to be identified. ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Medical research
Cells that make our insides slick also calm our spleens
It's called icing sugar spleen, when the usually purplish organ looks like it has been dipped in unhealthy white icing, and the surface is bumpy and thick.
Jun 2, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One-day tropisetron treatment improves neurocognitive function in schizophrenia
Impaired neurocognitive function is a core feature of schizophrenia (SCZ). Sensory gating is a mechanism that filters stimuli, suppresses irrelevant stimuli and protects the integrity of cognitive function. Sensory gating ...
Jun 1, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists 'get on the nerves' of cancer cells
Modulation of neuroreceptors can stop the growth of lung carcinoma (cancer) cells, according to a recent study conducted by a group of researchers from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences ...
Aug 15, 2019
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