One of these is the 5-HT2A receptor, which has a recently discovered unique characteristic: It dampens incoming visual ...

A recent routine autopsy yielded a first-of-its-kind medical finding—a 78-year-old man who lived his entire life with three ...

This rare case that has left many anatomists scratching their heads, and ignited discussions about typical human anatomy and ...

One of these is the 5-HT2A receptor, which has a recently discovered unique characteristic: it dampens incoming visual information, giving our brain more space for internal processes and ...

Olfactory receptors are able to detect air-borne odour molecules that enter the nasal cavity and bind to olfactory receptors. The activation of olfactory receptors results in olfactory receptor ...

A study suggests that weight loss medications like Ozempic may help reduce the risk of overdose and alcohol intoxication in ...

Synaptic NMDARs (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors) and AMPARs (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptors), two major classes of glutamate-gated ion channels, are localized to ...

When breast cancer cells test positive for estrogen receptors, it’s called estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer. It means that estrogen is fueling the growth of the cancer.

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Alterations in thyroid gland function result from the action of stimulating or blocking autoantibodies on cell membrane receptors. Three principal thyroid autoantigens are involved in AITD.

This important study provides solid in-vivo evidence that CCR4 regulates the early inflammatory response during atherosclerotic plaque formation. The authors propose that altered T-cell response plays ...