[2] (When the biological significance of nicotinic acid was recognized, there was a desire to distinguish it from nicotine; thus, it was named niacin from the words "nicotinic acid vitamin.") ...

“But I think there's a lot of potential for modifying the nicotinic system.” In the brain, nicotine binds to receptors of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Eleven subtypes of these nicotinic ...

The buzzy 2023 study on nicotine patches for long COVID suggests the virus may bind to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, ...

Preclinical studies mentioned above suggest that nicotine might have either a neuroprotective or a symptomatic effect in PD. In the following secttion, we will show that the nicotinic receptors ...

Additional studies in collaboration with Ibañez-Tallon showed that lynx-1 altered the function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that helps to activate muscles ...