Then, when conditions are right, specialized channels in the plasma membrane open and allow rapid ion movement into or out of the cell, and this movement creates an electrical signal. But what do ...

In 2004, a research group at Peking University First Hospital discovered a mutation in the gene coding for a sodium-channel ...

L ocated in the cell membrane, TRPM8 ion channels are known as receptors that recognize cold and respond to menthol, the cooling agent in peppermint. In addition, these channels influence pain ...

Every cell is like a battery and the ion channels that regulate cells are a bit like transistors, using membrane potential to turn on all kinds of important things,” said Clapham. He joined Louis “Lou ...

The nonaddictive painkiller suzetrigine (Journavx) is as effective for acute pain as a common opioid treatment ...

Researchers compared the effects of RNA molecules delivered by EVs with and without the membrane protein on mice with ailing hearts. Only molecules carried by EVs with ion channels were able to ...

Researchers have proposed using polymer membranes modified with copper, zinc, and chromium metal ions for water purification. These polymers were used for the first time in water purification via ...

Here, we use a synthetic amphiphile to modulate the membrane mechanical properties of cell-derived vesicles and probe channel activation. Using precise membrane mechanical characterization approaches ...

Researchers compared the effects of RNA molecules delivered by EVs with and without the membrane protein to mice with ailing hearts. Only molecules carried by EVs with ion channels were able to ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino has demonstrated the effectiveness of ...