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Researchers reveal secret of key protein in brain and heart function

...receptors at the cell surface. NMDA receptors help usher in a neurotransmitter called glutamate that is essential for learning and memory and also plays a role in drug addiction. A similar scaffolding mechanism is at work in the heart, where it affects basic functions, including the heartbeat. SAP97 is a ...

Researchers Discover That Microbes Can Produce Miniature Electrical Wires

...nowires, is another major milestone because it may usher in a new era of exploration of both microbial respiration and bio-electronics.?The findings, he said, are “promising and exciting,?although he emphasized the information must be independently confirmed and extended by other microbiologists and biophy...

New type of rejection blocker protects kidneys after transplant

... similar drugs live up to their promise, they will usher in a new paradigm for organ transplantation," Vincenti said. Instead of sending patients home with a collection of medications that must be taken daily to prevent rejection by suppressing the immune system's hostile response to a transplanted organ, ...

Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Watching evolution in action

... in 2005. These channels, gatekeeper proteins that usher potassium ions in and out of cells, are as key to nerve and muscle functioning as transistors are to computers. Changing Climate of Climate Change?: In 2005, evidence linking humans to global warming continued to accumulate and U.S. politicians beg...

Nanopore method could revolutionize genome sequencing

...chers say that the new method has the potential to usher in a revolution in medicine. "Current DNA sequencing methods are too slow and expensive for it to be realistic to sequence people's genomes to tailor medical treatments for each individual," said Massimiliano Di Ventra, an associate professor of p...

Buckyballs boost antibody's chemotherapy payload

...rties," Rosenblum said. "If successful, this could usher in a new class of agents for therapy not only for cancer, but for other diseases as well." While it's possible to attach drug molecules directly to antibodies, Wilson said scientists haven't been able to attach more than a handful of drug molecules ...

Looking to a new era in bee research

...al Human Genome Research Institute, is expected to usher in a bright new era of bee research, benefiting agriculture, biological research and human health. Papers appearing in the Special Issue 15:5 of Insect Molecular Biology, a Royal Entomological Society journal, provide new insights into diverse to...

It's in your head: The brain's own globin defends you from shock and stroke

...authors suggest that neuroglobin is more likely to usher in nitric oxide to protect neuron survival and recovery in areas where oxygen supply is reduced. "Understanding that our brains have a hemoglobin-like molecule in our head that protects and helps restore function in the brain is an important step ...

Breathing easy: When it comes to oxygen, a bug's life is full of it

...e tubes that transport oxygen into the insect body usher out carbon dioxide. Insects use different methods to release carbon dioxide, including opening the thoracic spiracles (the ones closest to the head) to take in oxygen while exhaling carbon dioxide through the abdominal spiracles. Insects also use dif...