The results of a study, using mice and heart muscle cells from rabbits, by researchers from Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany, have provided a potential molecular explanation for the ...

The BACE protease (β-site APP cleaving enzyme) is elevated in the brains of people with Alzheimer disease and takes at least part of the blame for amyloid overload because of its role in the ...

Approximately 2% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have a mutation of the SCN5A gene that disrupts sodium channel function, according to a genotype analysis published online March 10 in ...

Scientists now have a better picture of how voltage-gated sodium (Na v) channels interact with certain animal toxins, thanks to structures solved with cryo-electron microscopy. These channels are ...

Note: On January 30, 2025 the FDA approved the first-in-class non-opioid analgesic Journavx (suzetrigine) for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults. The novel drug reduces pain by ...

Electrical recordings from mouse neurons revealed differences in how a leading autism gene changes brain signaling before and after birth. Here scientists use pipettes (bright wedges) to record from ...

They're like lightning storms inside the brain. Epileptic seizures blow in suddenly, their rapid and rhythmic electrical bursts disrupting normal brain activity. At the cellular and molecular level, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both percent-predicted FEV 1 and FVC in primary ciliary dyskinesia improved with the addition of idrevloride to ...