GABA

It is called GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid and it calms the brain from too much of the neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine.

The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

Lights Out The most popular prescription drugs to help with sleep, such as Ambien CR and Lunesta, work on a neurotransmitter known as GABA that is found throughout the brain.

Dawn of A New Sleep Drug? Andrea Petersen 2011

It's a different approach than older insomnia drugs known as benziodiazepines, as well as newer drugs like Sanofi SA's Ambien, which target so-called GABA receptors found throughout the brain.

Merck to File Insomnia Drug Application Peter Loftus 2012

The gene involved controls the production of a type of neurotransmitter called GABA.

Gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease offers hope 2011

It increases the release of a neurotransmitter called GABA, which calms you.

SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

It increases the release of a neurotransmitter called GABA, which calms you.

SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

Progesterone also affects moods: it binds to the same sites in the brain as does a neurochemical, called GABA, that tamps down anxiety (Valium also binds to these GABA sites).

Understanding “Perimenopause” 2008

The specific culprit is a neurochemical called GABA (for you science geeks, that's short for gamma-aminobutyric acid), which is reduced by nearly 30 percent in people who have been suffering from insomnia for more than six months.

Dr. Michael J. Breus: Good News for People with Insomnia 2008

Counteracting glutamate is a neurotransmitter called GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), an inhibitor that keeps glutamate and other go signals from overwhelming us.

New Hope For Addicts? 2007

Some experts are also hopeful about topiramate, a migraine and seizure drug that boosts a signaling substance called GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).

Addiction: How to Break the Chain 2007