Brandon Henderson, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of ...

In India, the "Big Four" - the spectacled cobra, common krait, Russell's viper, and saw-scaled viper - cause many deaths ...

Each year, over two million people fall victim to snakebites, resulting in more than 100,000 fatalities and 300,000 severe ...

Research highlights the potential of deep learning in creating proteins that neutralize snake venom, offering new solutions for neglected tropical diseases.

In the eIF4E mice, acetylcholine binding to dopamine axons was impaired, leading to less calcium influx. Increasing calcium restored dopamine release, showing that the problem lies in nicotinic ...

Nicotinic receptors are also present on the postsynaptic junctional folds, opposite the sites on the nerve endings from which acetylcholine is released. These nicotinic receptors are composed of ...

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry Section “Pietro Pratesi”, University of Milan, Via L. Mangiagalli 25, Milan 20133, Italy ...

Nicotine could improve cognitive function by activating specific pathways known as nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain and nervous system. These receptors respond to nicotine and ...

These highly toxic proteins are responsible for pathologies “including severe tissue damage and inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, resulting in life-threatening neurotoxicity ...

Varenicline is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and has some of the highest success rates among smoking cessation techniques. It also costs next to nothing: £9.90 for 28 film-coated tablets in ...

In other words, "the cannabinoid receptors were seen to be activated and the acetylcholine levels in the brain to be increased. The drug restored the cholinergic system and improved memory", added ...