Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are some foods super bitter to you? You might have lower COVID risk
If you can't stand broccoli, celery or kale, you may be a supertaster, and it just might protect you from COVID-19.
May 25, 2021
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News tagged with membrane receptor
Medical research
The secret lives of T cell receptors and their role in the immune response
Canadian immunologists have identified a mechanism that promotes the activation of T cell receptors by altering how one of its components interacts with the cell membrane.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Ketamine acts fast to treat depression and its effects last—but how?
In contrast to most antidepressant medications, which can take several weeks to reduce depressive symptoms, ketamine—a commonly used veterinary anesthetic—can lift a person out of a deep depression within minutes of its ...
Jun 21, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Star-shaped brain cells shed light on the link between cannabis use and sociability
Regular exposure to cannabis may have a harmful impact on sociability. For some consumers, studies show that it may lead to withdrawal and reduced social interactions. However, the brain network and the mechanisms involved ...
Jul 8, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists see an ultra-fast movement on surface of HIV virus
As the HIV virus glides up outside a human cell to dock and possibly inject its deadly cargo of genetic code, there's a spectacularly brief moment in which a tiny piece of its surface snaps open to begin the process of infection.
Feb 2, 2024
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Medical research
The Big Pore Theory could cure chronic pain
Cornell University researchers have produced for the first time an image of P2X7, a receptor associated with chronic pain. Visualizing the shape of the receptor has also allowed them to make a second groundbreaking discovery: ...
Apr 14, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Pathogenic Alzheimer's disease cascade is activated by faulty norepinephrine signaling
In preclinical experiments, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have revealed a key missing piece of the Alzheimer's disease puzzle. That allowed proof-of-concept experiments—using an existing drug—that dramatically ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Attention deficit disorders
Intestinal protein may have role in ADHD, other neurological disorders
A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to ...
Aug 11, 2011
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Medical research
Team finds that their cancer-fighting compound fights obesity and diabetes, too
Eric Prossnitz, Ph.D., and his team hope to help 93 million obese Americans fight their fat.
Feb 6, 2020
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Medical research
Activation of opioid receptor uncovered
Together with colleagues from Shanghai, Brussels, Canada and the USA, researchers from the University of Bonn have uncovered the binding mechanism of an important pain receptor. The results facilitate the development of new ...
Nov 27, 2019
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