Alcohol affects the function of specific proteins or receptors embedded in the membranes of neurons. Alcohol can interact with a variety of neurotransmitter receptors, but at non-fatal concentrations ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed a drug that activates a hard-to-target immune receptor—a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions like motor ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple to proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors. Typically, the number of these receptors increases as the cell matures, but ...