We further used the biosensor assay to detect acetylcholine release from mouse islets. For these experiments, we cultured mouse islets for 4 d after isolation to eliminate neural elements, the same ...

Acetylcholine plays a vital role as a neurotransmitter that oversees cognitive tasks, memory, and the regulation of mood. With aging, our body’s generation of acetylcholine decreases, which could ...

In a new study, a group of researchers, led by Dr. Joshua Goldberg from the Hebrew University, describe a new kind of neurochemical wave in the brain. Their research, published in Nature ...

Acetylcholine regulates blood flow, but the source of blood acetylcholine has been unclear. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that certain T cells in human blood can produce ...

Nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors and other Cys-loop receptors challenge our ability to understand how proteins carry out simple sets of functions — in this case, specific binding, conversion of ...

What goes on in a man’s head during sex? According to a new study from Japan, it all comes down to the precise timing of two brain chemicals: dopamine and acetylcholine. Their findings in male mice ...

Subtle changes in neurotransmission that occur during Alzheimer’s disease have been tough to track in living people. A new positron emission tomography tracer may change that. In the January 12 ...

How we process sensory stimuli from the world around us is intricately modulated so that we sense what we want and discard the rest to avoid overtaxing our neural systems. A new study reports, ...