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From The Labs

Defective serotonin 2C receptors lead to memory deficits in mice and humans

July 23, 2024 Alzheimer's Disease,  Memory,  Research,  serotonin 2C receptor

The findings not only provide new insight into the factors regulating healthy memory but also in conditions associated with memory loss, like Alzheimer’s disease.

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Serotonin 2C receptor linked to obesity and maladaptive behavior

January 11, 2023 behavior,  genetics of obesity,  POMC neurons,  Research,  serotonin 2C receptor

A study by Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter makes the case for a novel role for serotonin 2C receptor.

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Eating for hunger or pleasure? This is how the brain handles these feeding behaviors

August 26, 2021 brain circuit,  GABA A receptor,  hunger,  ion channel,  Research,  serotonin,  serotonin 1B receptor,  serotonin 2C receptor

The researchers found that each type of feeding is wired by its own independent circuit that does not influence the other type.

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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