Even though there is no cure for Alzheimer’s yet, there are things people can do to lower their risk. Exercise is very ...

Glycine, a non-essential amino acid derived from serine, plays an increasingly recognized role in metabolic regulation.

The study adds to growing evidence that some often-underappreciated, 'non-essential' amino acids play important roles in the nervous system. The findings may provide a new way to identify people at ...

Of the 37 million patients in the U.S. with Type 2 diabetes, about half of them suffer from peripheral neuropathy, according to National Institutes of Health estimates. The condition causes numbness, ...

Could one genetic mutation be sufficient to bring on complex psychopathology? For decades, dominant models of mental ...

In 2001, researchers noticed that serine—unlike other amino acids—formed a charged, eight-membered cluster during electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (Anal. Chem. 2001 DOI: 10.1021/ac010284l).

A recent study from the University of California San Diego has found a new lead. The researchers discovered that an enzyme in ...