Scientists have known for decades that opioids relieve pain by binding to molecular switches in the brain called mu-opioid ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Like breathing or blinking, behaviors regulated by our circadian rhythms, such as digestion and sleep-wake cycles, go unnoticed by most people. But when circadian rhythms malfunction, ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Receptors found on cell surfaces bind to hormones, proteins, and other molecules, helping cells respond to their environment. MIT chemists have now discovered how one of these ...

NIMS has been developing chemical sensors as a key component of artificial olfaction technology (olfactory sensors), with the ...

Listening to a favorite song can trigger a profound emotional response that rivals the feelings produced by biological ...

Our sense of smell seems to be the most complicated, and as such it’s the least understood. To help shed some light on the system, researchers at Rockefeller University have taken the first ...

The first-ever molecular images of an olfactory receptor at work answer decades-old questions about odor recognition. All senses must reckon with the richness of the world, but nothing matches the ...

The new research uncovers the molecular matches for 20 olfactory receptors, paving the way for a new generation of scent ...

Asthma is a respiratory disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It causes inflammation of the bronchi, making ...