Creating new vaccines is one of several possible strategies in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in addition to using fewer antibiotics and using them smarter.
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In the brain, neurons communicate via neurotransmitters, which trigger electrical signals in downstream neurons by binding and activating specific receptors. Neurotransmitters are released through the fusion of synaptic vesicles, ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Let's think for a second about thought—specifically, the physics of neurons in the brain.
Jun 20, 2022
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new vaccine candidate against pneumococci, bacteria that can cause pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The vaccine molecules comprise nano-sized membrane vesicles produced ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Bacteria in the intestine pack a wide spectrum of their biomolecules into small capsules. These are transported via the bloodstream to various organs in the body and even absorbed and processed by nerve cells in the brain. ...
Nov 10, 2021
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A complicated interaction between proteins is needed for information to pass from one nerve cell to the next. Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have now managed to study this process in the ...
May 10, 2021
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Scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have identified the first mechanosensitive ion channel to be found in an intracellular vesicle system. It responds to concentration changes within the vesicle, ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Sufferers of Parkinson's disease have clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the "Parkinson's protein," found in the brain. These destroy cell membranes, eventually resulting in cell death. Now, a method ...
Jul 2, 2020
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A new study from Finland sheds fresh light on how melanoma cells interact with other cells via extracellular vesicles they secrete. The researchers found that extracellular vesicles secreted by melanoma cells use the so-called ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Extracellular vesicles (EV) represent a promising vector system for biomolecules and drug delivery due to their natural origin and participation in intercellular communication. As the quantity of EVs is limited, the researchers ...
Apr 24, 2018
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