Researchers found that caffeine blocks alcohol’s ability to increase dopamine in brain reward areas, potentially reducing ...

Excessive caffeine consumption blocks receptors for sleep-regulating hormones like adenosine and melatonin. Experts recommend abstaining from caffeine approximately six hours before bedtime to secure ...

“Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors which promote sleep, which then increases production of dopamine, noradrenaline and glutamate - these are all neurotransmitters that play a role in cognitive ...

Picture this: you're feeling sluggish, like you've got a cosy adenosine (a chemical compound that induces sleep) blanket trying to put you to sleep. Here's where caffeine swoops in like a superhero.

This allows caffeine to fit into adenosine receptors in the brain, blocking and preventing the feeling of fatigue. “Caffeine is a stimulant,” Dr Athwal explains. “It increases the ...

Caffeine was a common treatment way back when just because we didn’t have specific migraine treatments yet,” says Adelene ...

Scientists think this helps us get to bed at night. Caffeine hijacks this natural process by mimicking adenosine in the brain. It latches onto the receptors designed for adenosine, pushing them ...