Neuropeptides play fundamental roles in modulating cellular and circuit functions within the brain. One such signaling molecule -- orexin -- regulates arousal and wakefulness, and its failure can lead ...

Analogues of bioactive peptides like glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) are emerging as prominent drugs for treatment of metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity. As a consequence of this, the ...

Neuropeptides function peripherally as paracrine and endocrine factors to regulate diverse physiologic processes and act as neurotransmitters or neuromodulators in the nervous system. In the large ...

Salk scientists create methods to study messenger proteins in the brain called neuropeptides, finding they control the brain’s fear response in mice—a finding that may help develop more effective ...

Biologists have discovered the genes in starfish that encode neuropeptides -- a common type of chemical found in human brains. The revelation gives researchers new insights into how neural function ...

Dean Semmens receives funding from a PhD studentship at Queen Mary University of London. The work was also supported by a Company of Biologists (Journal of Experimental Biology) Travelling Fellowship ...