Molecular energy machine as a movie star
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Markus Fischer Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have used the Swiss Light Source SLS to ...
Tag: Physiology
The Lancet: Nerve transfer surgery restores hand function and elbow extension in 13 young adults with complete paralysis
13 young adults with tetraplegia are able to feed themselves, hold a drink, brush their teeth, and write as a ...
Mechanism of scorpion toxin inhibition of K+ channel elucidated using high-speed AFM
Scheme of association and dissociation of potassium channel KcsA (Q58A/T61S/R64D) and AgTx2 and representative AFM images. Background Cell membranes contain ...
Perfect timing: Making the ‘switch’ from juvenile to adult
Credit: Douglas Portman, University of Rochester Very little is known about how the onset of puberty is controlled in humans, ...
Quorn protein builds muscle better than milk protein
Data presented at the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) conference demonstrates mycoprotein is a more effective source of protein ...
Can mathematics help us understand the complexity of our microbiome?
How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health? Baltimore, MD--How do the communities of ...
CU Anschutz researchers win grant to commercialize miniature microscope
The tiny microscope allows scientists to peer inside the living brain AURORA, Colo. (July 2, 2019) - A team of ...
Antibiotics weaken flu defenses in the lung
Credit: Andreas Wack, Francis Crick Institute Antibiotics can leave the lung vulnerable to flu viruses, leading to significantly worse infections ...
Regenerating human retinal ganglion cells in the dish to inform glaucoma treatment
The capacity of the human central nervous system to regenerate after injury or illness is limited, and the resulting functional ...
Human Frontier Science Program awards Michael Hall the 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award
HFSP Nakasone Award The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) has announced that its 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award will be awarded ...
Trendy on eight legs: Jumping spider named after fashion czar Karl Lagerfeld
Credit: Robert Whyte (Jotus fortiniae sp. nov., top row) and Michael Doe (unidentified species, bottom row), CeNak. New to science ...
Sense of smell, pollution and neurological disease connection explored
Credit: Patrick Drew, Penn State A consensus is building that air pollution can cause neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease ...
Cancer cell’s ‘self eating’ tactic may be its weakness
Credit: Tuveson lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cancer cells use a bizarre strategy to reproduce in a tumor's low-energy ...
Pharmaconutrition — Modern drug design for functional studies
Bitter (taste) receptor with health effect?Credit: Dr. Antonella Di Pizio / Leibniz-LSB@TUM Antonella Di Pizio and Maik Behrens of the ...
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