Alzheimer's: Nicotinic receptors as a new therapeutic target Date: August 29, 2016 Source: Institut Pasteur Summary: Studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function ...

Hyderabad: Suven Life Sciences has announced that the first patient has been randomized in its Phase-2b clinical trial ...

A meta-analysis of 127 studies published in Annual Review of Nutrition found that coffee can reduce your risk of cancer up to ...

Nicotinic receptors are found throughout the brain and have been shown to modulate multiple neuronal pathways involved in schizophrenia.

The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) binds the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) with high affinity (Wang et al., 2000), and has been implicated in Aβ internalization, stimulation of tau ...

Suven Life Sciences announced that the first patient has been randomized in its Phase-2b clinical trial evaluating Ropanicant, a novel oral α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) antagonist, ...

Autoantibodies specific for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the autonomic ganglia are potentially pathogenic and may serve as serologic markers of various forms of autoimmune autonomic ...

Verified interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors In a nutshell, the findings reported in this study support the hypothesis that the SARS-CoV-2 S-protein can indeed ...

Alpha Cognition Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG) ("Alpha Cognition" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company ...

Receptors known as "α7 nicotinic receptors" acts as a switch that can reduce inflammation. When activated by nicotine, these receptors suppress the production of inflammatory molecules.

The muscarinic receptor agonist xanomeline has antipsychotic properties and is devoid of dopamine receptor–blocking activity but causes cholinergic adverse events. Trospium is a peripherally ...