News tagged with gap junctions


Scientists find calcium is the initial trigger in our immune response to healing

For the first time scientists studying the cellular processes underlying the body's response to healing have revealed how a flash of calcium is the very first step in repairing damaged tissue. The findings, published in Current Bi ...

Surgery created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential new treatment target identified for melanoma skin cancer

New research from Western University, Canada, has identified a potential new target for the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers. Silvia Penuela and Dale Laird discovered a new channel-forming ...

Cancer created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find novel way to prevent drug-induced liver injury

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel strategy to protect the liver from drug-induced injury and improve associated drug safety. In their report receiving advance online publication in ...

Medical research created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast