Heart rhythm disorders, also known as arrhythmias, affect millions of people worldwide. These conditions occur when the ...

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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 ...

A study on live tissue cells is the first to reveal how channels that allow sodium to enter into breast cancer cells enable tumors to grow and spread. The discovery adds to evidence which suggests ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Figure 3: Concentrations and effects of the natural factor and two synthetic peptides. The alternative text for this image may ...

Neuropathic pain syndromes remain a major therapeutic challenge, despite considerable research efforts during the past few decades. Many hypotheses about the mechanisms of pain generation have been ...

Scientists at The Ohio State University have made an important discovery that could help doctors better treat dangerous heart ...

Ion selectivity is an important property of cell membrane ion channels. For example, potassium ion channels are more permeable to potassium ions than to sodium ions. The mechanism underlying the ready ...

A new study on live tissue cells is the first to reveal how channels that allow sodium to enter into breast cancer cells enable tumours to grow and spread. The discovery adds to evidence which ...