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Research yields two 'firsts' regarding protein crucial to human cardiac function

Florida State University researchers led by physics doctoral student Campion Loong have achieved significant benchmarks in a study of the human cardiac protein alpha-tropomyosin, which is an essential, molecular-level ...

Cardiology created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cell research opens new avenues in combating neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists at the University of Manchester have uncovered how the internal mechanisms in nerve cells wire the brain. The findings open up new avenues in the investigation of neurodegenerative diseases by analysing the cellular ...

Neuroscience created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Detailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracks

A new study in the Journal of General Physiology uses state-of-the-art fluorescence microscopy to provide a striking 3-D picture of how class V myosins (myoV) "walk" along their actin track.

Medical research created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Scientists flex their muscles to solve an old problem

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a famous experiment first performed more than 220 years ago, Italian physician Luigi Galvani discovered that the muscles of a frog's leg twitch when an electric voltage is applied. An international ...

Medical research created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast