A receptor that cannabis latches onto in the brain could be a promising target for future mental health treatments.

Dan Berkowitz might never have noticed the phenomenon if not for the new lights. In 2012, Johns Hopkins University’s Berkowitz had just moved to a lab space where the lights were motion-activated, and ...

The discovery of microbial-sensing proteins called Toll-like receptors is transforming our understanding of the body’s response to infection. Aa Aa Aa A diverse range of microbes, including ...

Scientists have found a reason why some people never seem to get warm while others never seem to feel the cold: some nerve cell receptors deep in the body are stimulated by signals other than ...

PR+ breast cancer responds well to hormone therapy, underscoring the need for molecular insight and targeted treatment ...

Hotter temperatures may render natural insect repellents less effective against mosquitoes, according to a new study.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The heart contains "sweet taste" receptors, TAS1R2 and TAS1R3, which, when stimulated by sweet substances like aspartame, enhance heart muscle contraction and ...

Although several types of excitable cells exist — including neurons, muscle cells, and touch receptor cells — all of them use ion channel receptors to convert chemical or mechanical messages ...