GABA, also known as gamma-aminobutyric acid, is a natural chemical produced by the brain. It is a valuable anti-anxiety neurotransmitter. When we experience stress, the adrenal glands are triggered to ...

Dynamic interactions between the nervous system, hormones and the immune system are normally on-going but in diabetes the balance is disturbed. New research highlights the importance of the ...

Although GABA inhibits those neurons, nicotine works against the ability of GABA to inhibit dopamine neurons after about 20 minutes, so the gratifying effects of nicotine are prolonged. Researchers ...

The amino acid GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) was first identified in the mammalian brain over 50 years ago, and during the 1950s and 1960s, strong evidence accumulated that it acts as an inhibitory ...

GABA is one of the supplements patients ask me about a lot, often with looks of confusion on their faces. I think the confusion comes from the fact that GABA is both a chemical produced within the ...

The effects of dopamine in the reward pathway were first examined by Eugene Roberts in the 1970s in order to better understand the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Subsequent research has gone a long ...

A promising new drug could help people living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finally let go of trauma. This is the discovery of scientists at the Institute of Basic Science (IBS) and Ewha ...

Time-crunched by work, play, and family, Americans are getting less sleep than ever. TV commercials promise a good night's rest that's as close as the medicine cabinet, and millions take ...

Mo Gaba, a beloved Baltimore superfan, died Tuesday from cancer. He was 14. A frequent caller on a sports talk-radio show, Gaba became an inspirational figure for players on the Orioles and Ravens for ...