Glutamate receptors in the brain called AMPARs are critical for synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. Poorly functioning AMPARs have been linked to a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders including seizures, ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Genetic studies spanning three generations of a Persian Jewish family by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have identified a gene that causes nighttime atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Nov 18, 2019
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University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, for the first time ever, have achieved patch-clamp studies of an elusive part of mammalian myelinated nerves called the Nodes of Ranvier. At the nodes, they found unexpected ...
Nov 6, 2019
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Just as humans use their noses for the sense of smell, insects such as fruit flies use their antennae—covered in sensory hairs called sensilla—for olfaction. In flies, the sense of smell plays a fundamental role in courtship.
Oct 16, 2019
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Drugs based on a molecule called dihydropyridine are commonly prescribed by doctors to treat high blood pressure and angina, a chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. However, there's a chance that these same ...
Oct 11, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood. Researchers at the University of Bristol have identified that calcium ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Finnish researchers have found cellular components in the epithelial tissue of the eye, which have previously been thought to only be present in electrically active tissues, such as those in nerves and the heart. A study ...
Aug 15, 2019
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Pores at the surface of neurons and muscle cells control your every thought, movement; the very beating of your heart. The way the pores behave—that is open, close, or lock for a short time (inactivate) depending on voltage—shapes ...
Aug 15, 2019
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Researchers identified a gene in fruit flies that helps prevent the hyperexcitability of specific neurons that trigger seizures. In humans, mutations in the gene may be linked to seizures associated with Long QT Syndrome. ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) make up the optic nerve. When RGCs degenerate due to elevated intraocular pressure caused by glaucoma, vision is lost.
Jul 17, 2019
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