Norepinephrine is a naturally occurring chemical in the body that acts as both a hormone and neurotransmitter (a substance that sends signals between nerve cells), according to the Endocrine Society.

There are a wide variety of medications available to relieve the symptoms of various mental health conditions, some of which act on specific neurotransmitters and increase their levels in the brain.

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are very similar neurotransmitters and hormones. Epinephrine has slightly more of an effect on your heart, while norepinephrine has more of an effect on your blood ...

Medicines are a big part of the treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Stimulant drugs act on brain chemicals like norepinephrine, which is part of your body's noradrenergic ...

Both dopamine and norepinephrine are recommended as first-line vasopressor agents in the treatment of shock. There is a continuing controversy about whether one agent is superior to the other. In this ...

A battery-free wireless implant reduces bowel inflammation in rats by electrically stimulating a nerve to the spleen over 7 ...

Our most popular blog post last year was all about dopamine, the sexiest of the brain’s chemical signals involved in ADHD. Dopamine is sexy, and has even become a bit of an internet meme, because of ...

Vasopressin is commonly used as an adjunct to catecholamines to support blood pressure in refractory septic shock, but its effect on mortality is unknown. We hypothesized that low-dose vasopressin as ...