It was a Thursday night, the kind that usually beckons a glass of something bubbly or a potent cocktail to unwind from a long ...

New research shows that the same dopamine receptor mechanism responsible for drug addiction also governs the natural decline in motivation when we repeat rewarding behaviors.

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell ...

New research reveals that neurons release a little-understood extracellular kinase called VLK to strengthen synaptic ...

Background: Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis is responsible for 18 million deaths annually, highlighting a significant need for new medical therapies, especially for patients who are ...

In their new study, the LJI scientists are the first to show that GPR25 is induced by a signaling molecule called TGF-β.

Scientists from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a new way that nerve cells communicate – by releasing an enzyme outside the cell that switches on pain signaling ...

A rare glimpse into the brain activity of a patient with obesity and loss of control eating on tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro and Zepbound, revealed that the medication suppresses signaling in the ...