New research reveals previously unknown ways opioid receptors can function, opening the door to safer pain treatments.

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...

The insulin receptor (IR) is a prototypical receptor tyrosine kinase that orchestrates critical cellular processes, including metabolism, cell growth and differentiation. Activation of the IR involves ...

Nerve growth factor receptor TrkA (in green) and co-receptor NRP1 (in purple) are coexpressed in the same nerve cells in mice. Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have found a new receptor for ...

A team has demonstrated new mechanisms that are involved in the development of inflammatory cardiovascular diseases. A team led by LMU researchers Christian Weber and Yvonne Döring has demonstrated ...

Cell signaling is crucial for cells to communicate and function correctly. Disruptions in these pathways, caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors, can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, ...

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are proteins triggered by ligands (protein-binding chemicals) from outside cells to ...

Opioid receptors are a subset of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs). These membrane proteins transmit signals into the cell ...

Neurons can rapidly rebalance their communication using a structural signal rather than electrical activity, overturning long-held assumptions about how synapses maintain stability.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified small molecules capable of influencing a hard-to-target receptor family ...

New research shows that neurons can stabilize their signaling using a fast, physical mechanism — not the electrical activity ...