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The gut and brain communicate through neural, immune, hormonal, and metabolic pathways. Here’s what current research reveals about the microbiome’s possible role in depression — and where the evidence remains...

Either millions of tea drinkers are wrong about their own experience, or something else is in the cup. Tea leaves contain L-theanine, an amino acid absent from coffee. Twenty years...

One of the most frequently asked questions we get at Troscriptions is why we use polyethylene glycol (PEG for short) as the base/suspension media for our formulas.  There are a...

This article goes past the serotonin headline and into what current neuroscience actually shows: a set of biological systems, including stress, inflammation, brain plasticity, and genetics, that interact in ways...

GABA helps regulate the neural activity involved in attention, memory, stress, and sleep. But does impaired GABA signaling actually cause brain fog? Here’s what the current evidence suggests.

Inflammation may contribute to depressive symptoms in some people by affecting neurotransmitters, neuroplasticity, and communication between the immune system and brain. Here’s what the research reveals about this emerging connection.

Salidroside may support cognitive resilience by influencing pathways involved in stress, inflammation, oxidative damage, and brain function. Explore what the research says about its potential effects on focus, mental clarity,...

GABA is known as the brain’s calming neurotransmitter, but for some people, increasing GABA activity can have the opposite effect. Learn five biological reasons behind paradoxical reactions and what they...

Although GABA deficiency is rarely the sole cause of chronic stress or burnout, disruptions in GABA signalling appear to play an important role in the development and persistence of stress-related...

Depression is shaped by more than brain chemistry alone. This article explores how sleep, movement, food, and light influence the biological systems tied to mood — and how small, consistent...

Alcohol’s relationship with anxiety is one of neuroscience’s more ironic stories: a molecule that produces short-term calm through the very same mechanisms that, over time, produce long-term dread. Understanding precisely...

This article looks at the relationship between salidroside and the HPA axis, examining how this compound may support healthy cortisol regulation and improve the body’s ability to adapt to stress.

This article explores how GABA deficiency may contribute to depression, focusing specifically on excitatory/inhibitory imbalance and stress-related mechanisms of action.

This article follows the journey of water through the body, explaining how sodium and potassium work together to move fluid from the gut into the bloodstream and ultimately into your...

Salidroside can cross the blood-brain barrier and influences multiple pathways involved in neuronal health, energy production, and the body's response to stress, making it an active area of neuroscience research....