Researchers at the University of Vienna have developed fluorescent peptide tracers that can simultaneously visualize and ...

Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It helps the brain to regulate ...

Researchers have captured for the first time and in exquisite detail pictures of NMDA receptors in a fully open conformation.

Opioid receptors are proteins in the nervous system that interact with opioids. Opioid receptors are part of the endogenous opioid system. This is the body’s internal system for regulating pain, ...

The sweet-taste receptor might be the first stop in a metabolic surveillance system for sugar. The receptor is also expressed in certain intestinal cells, where it may facilitate glucose absorption ...