Once inside the brain, nicotine, like most addictive drugs ... a common variety—bind onto receptors (shown here as green blossoms) on the surface of the recipient neuron. This opens channels ...

When nicotine enters the brain, it binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on the surface of neurons. Usually bound to by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, activation of these excitatory ...

ZYN, the popular brand of flavored nicotine pouches, recently earned FDA authorization for reducing smoking, but some ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted by nicotine. Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates ...

Nicotine could improve cognitive function by activating specific pathways known as nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain and nervous system. These receptors respond to nicotine and ...

When you start smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco on a regular basis, you develop more nicotine receptors in your brain. When you stop smoking, these receptors do not receive nicotine and ...

nicotine could potentially displace the virus or its remnants from the receptors, allowing them to resume normal function.

Heavy lifetime cannabis use is associated with reduced brain activation in key cognitive regions, particularly during working ...

Varenicline works by stimulating nicotine receptors in the brain, thus reducing nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Evidence regarding other nicotine replacement therapies to help quit ...

Preclinical studies mentioned above suggest that nicotine might have either ... studies confirm the reduction of nicotinic receptors in the brain of PD patients, especially in the nigrostriatal ...

Nicotine, a major component of tobacco smoke, could exert either nonreceptor-mediated biological effects or, more importantly, act on the different subtypes of nicotinic brain receptors ...