CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Depression is a complex condition correlated with multiple differences in brain function and mechanisms. A new paper spanning known data about the neurotransmitter GABA and its ...

A Georgetown University pharmacology and physiology professor gave an overview of “The World of GABA” in the annual Stephen and Mary Krop Lectureship in Pharmacology April 12. Tom Krop said the ...

Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a naturally occurring amino acid that works as a neurotransmitter in your brain. GABA is considered an inhibitory neurotransmitter because it inhibits certain brain ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability. The cause, which has been well-studied, is the loss of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP)—a genetic ...

Using a state-of-the-art method, researchers have succeeded for the first time at unraveling the effects of autoimmune antibodies, that are directed against the brain, in detail at the atomic level.

Scientists have discovered that a human receptor protein has the ability to detect individual amino acids in exactly the same way that bacteria do. The finding could lead to enhancements of drugs ...

The novel class of pH-dependent NMDA antagonists for pain relief is very interesting (2 June, p 11). You suggest that they may help a subset of patients who do not respond well to treatment with ...