The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are the most well understood membrane receptors for neurotransmitters at the structural and functional level. They are integral allosteric membrane ...

The ability to maintain mental representations of ourselves and the world — the fundamental building block of human cognition — arises from the firing of highly evolved neuronal circuits, a process ...

Nicotine the primary compound found within tobacco smoke is known to change the grouping of some subtypes of nicotinic receptors, but the mechanisms for nicotine addiction remain unclear. Nicotine the ...

Studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function. Scientists are set out to shed further light on the properties attributed to nicotine by determining the precise structure ...

There are numerous treatments that, to varying degrees, affect atherogenic dyslipidemia (Figure 3). While statins have dramatic effects on LDL cholesterol, they have little impact on the overall ...

New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held ...

Atherosclerosis is a chronically progressive alteration of the arteries that can develop over years and decades, in which cholesterol accumulates in the arteries and inflammation occurs. New research ...

Recent speculations propose that nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) may serve as additional receptors for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to the host cells – also ...