Neuroscience
Using a supercomputer to understand synaptic transmission
Let's think for a second about thought—specifically, the physics of neurons in the brain.
Jun 20, 2022
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News tagged with calcium ions
Medical research
Long-suspected turbocharger for memory found in brain cells of mice
Scientists have long known that learning requires the flow of calcium into and out of brain cells. But researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have now discovered that floods of calcium originating from within neurons ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Cardiology
New insight into molecular mechanisms underlying the development of heart failure
Heart failure, which is often the final outcome of various cardiovascular diseases, has a poor prognosis. It is known that abnormalities in cardiomyocyte intracellular calcium ion regulation are deeply involved in the pathology ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Medical research
Preventing calcification of bioprosthetic heart valves
A defective heart valve is the second most common form of heart disease. Most cases involve a narrowed aortic valve, but often the mitral valve can also be affected. Prostheses significantly increase the life expectancy of ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
To selectively kill cancer cells, target a protein channel in the cell's lysosome, study suggests
Cancer treatments necessarily target unchecked cell growth, and selectively kill cancer cells while sparing normal cells and avoiding general toxicity in the human body.
Oct 20, 2021
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Medical research
Research challenges decades-old understanding of how we hear sound
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have made several discoveries on the functioning mechanisms of the inner hair cells of the ear, which convert sounds into nerve signals that are processed in the brain. The results, ...
May 10, 2021
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Medical research
In a cell-eat-cell world calcium ions activate 'eat-me' signal in necrotic cells
Just as people keep their houses clean and clutter under control, a crew of cells in the body is in charge of clearing the waste the body generates, including dying cells. The housekeeping cells remove unwanted material by ...
May 6, 2021
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Neuroscience
UTSA professor develops open-access software for cytoskeleton
Researchers around the world now have access to an open-access software designed to further characterize cytoskeleton filaments.
Nov 13, 2020
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Immunology
The immune system: Knocked off balance
Instead of protecting us, the immune system can sometimes go awry, as in the case of autoimmune diseases and allergies. A Ludwig-Maximilian-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich team has dissected how mast cells regulate their calcium ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Medical research
Scientists unveil how general anesthesia works
Hailed as one of the most important medical advances, the discovery of general anesthetics—compounds that induce unconsciousness, prevent control of movement and block pain—helped transform dangerous and traumatic operations ...
Apr 27, 2020
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