How tinkering with a mellow messenger in the brain could yield new drugs

(“By Meghana Keshavan for STAT)

It’s a well-known messenger in the brain: a neurotransmitter dubbed GABA that mellows us out. Drug developers have been tinkering with it for decades, and they’ve scored some big hits, notably Xanax and Valium. Read article here……

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