In the study, however, it was found that in addition to noradrenaline, these nerves also express neuropeptide Y, something previously unknown in this part of the nervous system. "When NPY is ...

Neuropeptide Y (NpY) is an important factor in neuropeptide signalling, and significantly change in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression.

For most of us, getting less than seven hours of sleep translates into grogginess, sluggish thinking, and an overwhelming ...

Specific neurons that secrete the neuropeptide oxytocin in the brain are disproportionately disrupted in a mouse model of autism, a RIKEN neuroscience study found. Artificially stimulating neurons ...

A Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researcher has received National Institutes of Health funding to gain better understanding of the neural mechanisms underpinning drug-mediated ...

The research, conducted in mice, highlights a specific brain pathway involving neurons that produce a neuropeptide called PACAP. Neuropeptides are chemical messengers in the brain that help ...

A new study reveals that scratching is not just an annoying reflex — it plays a dual role in immune activation and pathogen ...

The best characterized pathways are the orexigenic neuropeptide Y/Agouti-related protein and the anorexigenic pro-opiomelanocortin/cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript neurons in the ...

Scratching promotes inflammatory processes in the case of contact allergy. However, it also boosts defenses against staphylococcus aureus, according to a study in 'Science.' ...