A nerve agent like sarin disables, and, ultimately, kills, by causing a body-wide overflow of a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. It does this by interfering with the enzyme cholinesterase ...

That causes acetylcholine to build up and keep jumping ... because it's often not readily apparent which nerve agent was used, which is critical to deciding the proper course of treatment.

The nerve agent has been blamed for the almost fatal ... They block a part of the nervous system that balances the amounts of acetylcholine (ACE), a chemical that affects all nerves related ...

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Carry-On! Novichok is the deadly nerve agent weapon that plays a major role in Carry-On's ...

The lead counsel for a public inquiry into the 2018 death of a British woman poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent said Monday that there was enough poison in the vial she unwittingly opened ...

Acetylcholine sends signals between the brain and the body ... Due to its extremely high potency, only a small amount of the nerve agent is needed for it to take effect. Novichok was first suspected ...