Neuroscience
New drug reduces stroke damage in mice
Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute have identified a novel drug that could protect the brain during and after a stroke.
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Cardiology
Salt substitution could prevent almost half a million deaths from CVD in China
A nationwide intervention to replace regular household salt with potassium-enriched salt substitutes in China could prevent nearly half a million cardiovascular deaths per year, according to a new modelling study published ...
Apr 22, 2020
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Cardiology
Computer model predicts how drugs affect heart rhythm
UC Davis Health researchers have developed a computer model to screen drugs for unintended cardiac side effects, especially arrhythmia risk.
Apr 11, 2020
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Genetics
Gene mutation enhances cognitive flexibility in mice, study suggests
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered in mice what they believe is the first known genetic mutation to improve cognitive flexibility—the ability to adapt to changing situations.
Mar 27, 2020
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Medications
Health researchers find solution to life-threatening side effect
Most people know about the painkiller paracetamol, commonly used against headaches and ingested orally.
Mar 25, 2020
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Medical research
Ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels visualized by cryo-electron microscopy
Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions to flow in and out of cells, are crucial in neuronal 'firing' in the central nervous system and for brain and heart function. These channels use a "ball-and-chain" mechanism ...
Mar 18, 2020
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Health
Researchers study whether high-potassium diets protect blood vessel function in salt-resistant adults
Dietary guidelines recommend that Americans consume less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day in their diet—about a teaspoon's worth. The reality is that most people in the United States are eating far more sodium than ...
Mar 6, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Altered potassium levels in neurons may cause mood swings in bipolar disorder
People with bipolar disorder experience dramatic shifts in mood, oscillating between often debilitating periods of mania and depression. While a third of people with bipolar disorder can be successfully treated with the drug ...
Feb 19, 2020
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Cardiology
An atomic view of the trigger for the heartbeat
Atomic-level studies of the architecture of tiny sodium channel proteins, critical to generating electrical signals that start off each beat of the heart, are imparting striking details about their function, malfunctions, ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
Why myelinated mammalian nerves are fast and allow high frequency
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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