Laboratory tests of a novel serotonin-binding compound have revealed an unexpected disconnect between receptor activation and ...

Psilocybin—the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain "magic" mushroom species—has been shown in trials to ...

Drug discovery is shifting from static snapshots to moving pictures. Instead of inferring how medicines work from end results ...

A research team of the University Medical Center Mainz has succeeded in observing for the first time how G protein-coupled ...

Many people are familiar with histamine, a biological molecule that serves as a key driver of allergic reactions and other ...

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 ...

In February 2025, Ryan Alto, a 48-year-old from California, developed what seemed like a routine flu. He had a headache, body aches, and general fatigue, but within hours of driving himself to the ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...