Protein Found to Regulate Sleep, Anxiety
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A brain protein that regulates sleep and anxiety may offer a target for the development of new drugs to treat conditions such as sleep and anxiety disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Blocking a molecule in the brain may "cure" post-traumatic stress disorder, say US researchers.
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A way to combat Alzheimer&#39;s disease that uses a &quot;small&quot; molecule to block the accumulation of brain-clogging proteins is unveiled today.
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Scientists discover a new protein they believe could help develop much more effective medicines.
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MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston.
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NEW YORK  - Administration of orexin-A, a naturally occurring brain neurotransmitter, counteracts the intellectual deficits and altered brain metabolism induced by sleep deprivation in monkeys, new research findings show.
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A protein being tested for its ability to enhance wound healing in skin might also help repair heart attack damage. The protein, thymosin beta 4 (TB4), is expressed by embryos during the heart&#39;s development
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NEW YORK  - A protein powder that mixes amino acids, vitamins and minerals may help beat fatigue during intense exercise, a small study suggests.
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A research team led by University of South Florida neuroscientist Huntington Potter, PhD, CEO of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer&#39;s Center &amp; Research Institute, for the first time has defined how the protein
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Brain peptide may be target for new drugs to treat insomnia, ADHD    HealthDayNews -- A brain protein that regulates sleep and anxiety may offer a target for the development of new drugs to treat conditions such as sleep and anxiety disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.    In research with rodents, University of California, Irvine scientists found that neuropeptide S (NPS) increases alertness, suppresses sleep and controls stress response...
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Researchers have discovered that malignant melanoma, the potentially lethal skin cancer, can&#39;t grow without a steady supply of a protein that normal cells can do without.
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A little more sleep could go a long way to keeping off that extra weight. Two studies find that people who don&#39;t sleep enough have imbalanced levels of hormones that regulate appetite.
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Background: Total sleep deprivation in rodents and in humans has been associated with hyperphagia. Over the past 40 years, self-reported sleep duration in the United States has decreased by almost 2 hours.
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Oct. 28, 2004 -- A stress-activated molecule underlies many of the symptoms of some mental illnesses, a new study shows. We control our behaviors, thoughts, and emotions via an important part of the brain: the prefrontal cortex.
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Blog: Suppressing the activity of a particular enzyme fixed brain cell structure and communication and improved mouse behavior.
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A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children&#39;s Hospital Boston.
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A protein traditionally thought of as troublesome actually helps to minimise the effects of asthma, scientists say.