The enzyme choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) catalyzes the synthesis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and could be a target molecule for pharmaceuticals. A Swedish research team has now determined ...

SOME years ago, we found that scarcely any preformed acetylcholine exists in the organs of rabbit or frog 1–3. Working on organs frozen in liquid air or ethyl ether mixed with solid carbonic acid ...

Choline is an essential nutrient needed to make acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that supports memory, mood, and brain function. Research suggests people with anxiety disorders may have lower levels ...

In a new study, researchers reveal that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD). In a new study, Biodesign researchers reveal that a lifelong ...

It's the newest essential ingredient in the dietary cupboard, added in 1998, and its public profile has been so low that the vast majority of Americans do not consume enough of it. But choline is a ...

Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a vital ingredient for human health. A new study explores ...

Choline sits behind memory, mood and liver health, and most plates fall short.

2 Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, 33 Russell Street, T-109 Toronto, ON M5S 2S1, Canada 3 Multimodal Imaging Group, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto, ...

THE giant axon of the squid stellar nerve and giant synapse of the stellate ganglia have frequently been used as test objects during investigations of the electrophysiological properties of nerve ...

WHETHER we follow it or not, most of us know the standard advice for eating healthily. Not too much red meat, fill up on whole grains for fibre, eat oily fish for the omega-3 oils, and have plenty of ...

In a new study, Biodesign researchers reveal that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD). Choline is a safe and easy-to-administer nutrient that ...