Sensory neurons that respond to temperature, touch and pain have ways of adapting to repeated stimuli that can change how a ...

Neurons send signals via action potentials, which involves a rapid exchange of ions across tiny conduits in the membrane called ion channels. Ion channels also work to quickly end this exchange. This ...

Protein accumulations do important work in the human body, but something can go wrong and proliferate in those aggregates, ...

The following is a summary of “OXT rs6133010 variant modulates susceptibility to psychiatric symptoms during withdrawal in ...

This research shows that by manipulating just this one protein, scientists could potentially reverse cellular aging – ...

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, Chinese scientists have discovered that a PRA (prenylated Rab acceptor) protein, ...

Io Biotech Aps has presented preclinical data regarding their Arg1-derived peptide cancer vaccine IO-112 as a potential immunotherapeutic that would allow controlling the tumor microenvironment.

To meet the demands of extreme high-temperature environments, such as aerospace engines and thermal systems in new energy ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus -- which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more -- includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less ...

The link between gut microbiome and eating behaviours, especially palatable food intake, is a growing focus of scientific ...

In the current study, researchers assess repetitive stress-mediated changes in auditory cortex activities and auditory-guided ...

More information: Huazhen Liu et al, Piperideine-6-carboxylic acid regulates vitamin B6 homeostasis and modulates systemic ...