Neurotransmitter synthesis relies directly on dietary precursors, with several key brain signaling molecules unable to be produced without specific nutritional building blocks. Serotonin ...

A review in the journal Nutrients suggests that individuals with anxiety disorders often have altered gut microbiota, ...

Among today's rapidly growing fields of biological study are those focusing on neurotransmitters ... While many researchers have access to automated peptide-synthesis technology in their own ...

Astrocytes play important roles in synaptic signaling, neurotransmitter synthesis and recycling, nutrient uptake, and control of local blood flow. Current projects include the generation and ...

Sames and members of his lab are skilled at chemical synthesis and were recently ... developed for an enzyme that metabolizes monoamine neurotransmitters. Sulzer thought the project would be ...