Diabetes is a disease affecting two pancreatic hormones — insulin and glucagon. In healthy people, insulin helps cells take up glucose from the blood when glucose levels are high. In contrast, ...

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 ...

A group of scientists led by researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences have discovered that B-cells, a type of immune cell, secrete the neurotransmitter GABA, and also found ...

GABA and L-theanine are popular supplements for stress relief L-theanine may help reduce stress, while GABA mainly aids sleep Combined effects lack concrete research; consultation recommended ...

Gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, is an essential neurotransmitter that plays a critical role in managing brain functions. It’s frequently used in supplements to encourage relaxation, reduce anxiety ...

For many people with schizophrenia, current antipsychotic medications have been far from perfect in curtailing their cognitive symptoms, leaving remission and recovery out of reach. Prior work has led ...

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 brain is an almost inconceivably complex system of billions of neurons interlinked via trillions of connections that work to coordinate everything you do, think, and feel (Zimmer, 2011). This ...

When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well known, but a new study published in the journal Metabolism by researchers at ...