We have also shown that NPY in the retina presents neuroprotective properties. Specifically, NPY protected rat retinal cells in culture against 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA)-induced ...

Like many people, Mary Ann Raghanti enjoys potatoes loaded with butter. Unlike most people, however, she actually asked the question of why we love stuffing ourselves with fatty carbohydrates.

Researchers have found that people whose genes predispose them to produce lower levels of brain molecule neuropeptide Y are more responsive to negative stimuli in key brain circuits related to emotion ...

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors play important roles in appetite regulation. Many efforts have been made to develop drugs to treat obesity by regulating this system. However, the drug discovery is ...

Researchers found that lung immune cells (phagocytes) produce increased levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY) when mice are infected with severe influenza virus. NPY and its receptor form the NPY-Y1R axis.

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered how pancreatic cancer hijacks a crucial metabolism 'switch' to help it spread, revealing a potential new treatment strategy for ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new component of the peripheral nervous system that acts by increasing energy metabolism in the body. The finding paves the way for the ...